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Eschenmoser fragmentation

Eschenmoser fragmentation noun: the chemical reaction of α,β-epoxyketones with aryl sulfonylhydrazines to give alkynes and carbonyl compounds.

Noun

Eschenmoser fragmentation (usually uncountable, plural Eschenmoser fragmentations)

  1. (usually) The chemical reaction of α,β-epoxyketones with aryl sulfonylhydrazines to give alkynes and carbonyl compounds.

Forms of Eschenmoser fragmentation

pluralEschenmoser fragmentations

Origin of Eschenmoser fragmentation

Named after the Swiss chemist Albert Eschenmoser, who devised it in collaboration with an industrial research group.

Questions about Eschenmoser fragmentation

What does Eschenmoser fragmentation mean?
Eschenmoser fragmentation means the chemical reaction of α,β-epoxyketones with aryl sulfonylhydrazines to give alkynes and carbonyl compounds.
What part of speech is Eschenmoser fragmentation?
Eschenmoser fragmentation is a noun.
What is the plural of Eschenmoser fragmentation?
The plural of Eschenmoser fragmentation is Eschenmoser fragmentations.

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