Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pfitzner-moffatt oxidation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.39 in modern English

Syllables: pfitzn-er--mof-fat-t ox-i-da-tion
IPA

54

Scrabble Score

24

Letters

9

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The oxidation of primary and secondary alcohols by dimethyl sulfoxide activated with a carbodiimide such as dicyclohexylcarbodiimide.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

First reported by J. Moffatt and his student K. Pfitzner in 1963.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Pfitzner-Moffatt oxidations (plural)

Phrases

Corey-Kim oxidation Swern oxidation

Frequently Paired Words

Corey-Kim oxidation Swern oxidation

Synonyms

Moffatt oxidation

Questions

What does pfitzner-moffatt oxidation mean?: The oxidation of primary and secondary alcohols by dimethyl sulfoxide activated with a carbodiimide such as dicyclohexylcarbodiimide.
Where does pfitzner-moffatt oxidation come from?: First reported by J. Moffatt and his student K. Pfitzner in 1963.

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