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Bucherer reaction

Bucherer reaction noun: the reversible conversion of a naphthol to a naphthylamine in the presence of ammonia and sodium bisulfite, widely used in the synthesis of aminonaphthalenesulfonic acids that are dye precursors.

Noun

Bucherer reaction (plural Bucherer reactions)

  1. The reversible conversion of a naphthol to a naphthylamine in the presence of ammonia and sodium bisulfite, widely used in the synthesis of aminonaphthalenesulfonic acids that are dye precursors.

Forms of Bucherer reaction

pluralBucherer reactions

Origin of Bucherer reaction

Named after the German chemist Hans Theodor Bucherer (1869–1949), who studied some properties of this reaction.

Questions about Bucherer reaction

What does Bucherer reaction mean?
Bucherer reaction means the reversible conversion of a naphthol to a naphthylamine in the presence of ammonia and sodium bisulfite, widely used in the synthesis of aminonaphthalenesulfonic acids that are dye precursors.
What part of speech is Bucherer reaction?
Bucherer reaction is a noun.
What is the plural of Bucherer reaction?
The plural of Bucherer reaction is Bucherer reactions.

Words near Bucherer reaction in the dictionary

  1. Buchdahl
  2. BuChE
  3. Buchenwald
  4. Bucheon
  5. Bucher
  6. Bucherer reaction
  7. Bucherer reactions
  8. bucheron
  9. Buchers
  10. Buchert
  11. Bucherts

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