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paal-knorr synthesis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.55 in modern English

Syllables
paal--knor-r syn-the-sis
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
6
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A reaction that generates either furans, pyrroles, or thiophenes from 1,4-diketones.

Uncountable

Etymology

It was reported independently in 1884 by German chemists Carl Paal and Ludwig Knorr.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Paal-Knorr syntheses (plural)

Questions

What does paal-knorr synthesis mean?
A reaction that generates either furans, pyrroles, or thiophenes from 1,4-diketones.
Where does paal-knorr synthesis come from?
It was reported independently in 1884 by German chemists Carl Paal and Ludwig Knorr.

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