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Clemmensen reduction

Clemmensen reduction noun: an organic reaction in which an aldehyde or ketone carbonyl group is reduced to a methylene with zinc amalgam and hydrochloric acid.

Noun

Clemmensen reduction (countable and uncountable, plural Clemmensen reductions)

  1. An organic reaction in which an aldehyde or ketone carbonyl group is reduced to a methylene with zinc amalgam and hydrochloric acid.

Clemmensen reduction meaning in Tamil

Clemmensen reduction in Tamil

கிளம்மன்சனின் மூச்சியமிறக்கம்

Forms of Clemmensen reduction

pluralClemmensen reductions

Origin of Clemmensen reduction

Named after Erik Christian Clemmensen, the chemist who discovered this reaction.

Questions about Clemmensen reduction

What does Clemmensen reduction mean?
Clemmensen reduction means an organic reaction in which an aldehyde or ketone carbonyl group is reduced to a methylene with zinc amalgam and hydrochloric acid.
What is Clemmensen reduction in Tamil?
Clemmensen reduction in Tamil is கிளம்மன்சனின் மூச்சியமிறக்கம். See Clemmensen reduction meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Clemmensen reduction?
Clemmensen reduction is a noun.
What is the plural of Clemmensen reduction?
The plural of Clemmensen reduction is Clemmensen reductions.

Words near Clemmensen reduction in the dictionary

  1. Clementsons
  2. Cleminson
  3. Cleminsons
  4. clemizole
  5. clemmed
  6. Clemmensen reduction
  7. Clemmensen reductions
  8. Clemmer
  9. Clemmie
  10. clemmies
  11. clemming

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