Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oppenauer oxidation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: op-pe-nauer ox-i-da-tion
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A method for selectively oxidizing secondary alcohols to ketones.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Named after Rupert Viktor Oppenauer.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Oppenauer oxidations (plural)

Questions

What does oppenauer oxidation mean?: A method for selectively oxidizing secondary alcohols to ketones.
Where does oppenauer oxidation come from?: Named after Rupert Viktor Oppenauer.

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