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Doebner modification

Doebner modification proper noun: a variant of Knoevenagel condensation in which one of the withdrawing groups on the nucleophile is a carboxylic acid, and the condensation product undergoes a subsequent decarboxylation step, the base being pyridine.

Proper noun

the Doebner modification

  1. A variant of Knoevenagel condensation in which one of the withdrawing groups on the nucleophile is a carboxylic acid, and the condensation product undergoes a subsequent decarboxylation step, the base being pyridine.

Synonyms of Doebner modification

Origin of Doebner modification

Named after O. Doebner, who published on the topic in 1902.

Questions about Doebner modification

What does Doebner modification mean?
Doebner modification means a variant of Knoevenagel condensation in which one of the withdrawing groups on the nucleophile is a carboxylic acid, and the condensation product undergoes a subsequent decarboxylation step, the base being pyridine.
What part of speech is Doebner modification?
Doebner modification is a proper noun.

Words near Doebner modification in the dictionary

  1. doe party
  2. doe-eyed
  3. Doebler
  4. Doeblers
  5. Doebner condensation
  6. Doebner modification
  7. doed
  8. Doeden
  9. Doedens
  10. doee
  11. doees

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