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gattermann reaction

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gat-ter-man-n re-ac-tion
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
6
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A chemical reaction in which aromatic compounds are formylated by a mixture of hydrogen cyanide and hydrogen chloride, in the presence of a Lewis acid catalyst.

noun

The conversion of benzenediazonium chloride to a haloarene.

Etymology

Named for the German chemist Ludwig Gattermann.

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Chemistry.

Inflected Forms

Gattermann reactions (plural)

Questions

What does gattermann reaction mean?
A chemical reaction in which aromatic compounds are formylated by a mixture of hydrogen cyanide and hydrogen chloride, in the presence of a Lewis acid catalyst.
Where does gattermann reaction come from?
Named for the German chemist Ludwig Gattermann.

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