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hofmann product

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.55 in modern English

Syllables
hof-man-n prod-uct
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The alkene resulting from Hofmann elimination. In contrast to usual elimination reactions, where Zaitsev's rule predicts the formation of the most stable alkene, it is the least stable alkene (the one with fewest substituents on the carbons of the double bond).

Inflected Forms

Hofmann products (plural)

Questions

What does hofmann product mean?
The alkene resulting from Hofmann elimination. In contrast to usual elimination reactions, where Zaitsev's rule predicts the formation of the most stable alkene, it is the least stable alkene (the one with fewest substituents on the carbons of the double bond).

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