Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

knoevenagel condensation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: kno-eve-nagel -con-den-sa-tion
IPA

34

Scrabble Score

23

Letters

7

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The nucleophilic addition of an active hydrogen compound to a carbonyl group followed by a dehydration reaction in which a molecule of water is eliminated. The product is often an α,β-unsaturated ketone (a conjugated enone).

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Named after German chemist Emil Knoevenagel.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Knoevenagel condensations (plural)

Synonyms

Knoevenagel reaction

Questions

What does knoevenagel condensation mean?: The nucleophilic addition of an active hydrogen compound to a carbonyl group followed by a dehydration reaction in which a molecule of water is eliminated. The product is often an α,β-unsaturated ketone (a conjugated enone).
Where does knoevenagel condensation come from?: Named after German chemist Emil Knoevenagel.

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