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Gould-Jacobs reaction

Gould-Jacobs reaction noun: an organic synthesis for the preparation of quinolines.

Noun

Gould-Jacobs reaction (plural Gould-Jacobs reactions)

  1. An organic synthesis for the preparation of quinolines.

Forms of Gould-Jacobs reaction

pluralGould-Jacobs reactions

Origin of Gould-Jacobs reaction

Named after R. Gordon Gould and Walter Abraham Jacobs, who described it in a 1939 paper.

Questions about Gould-Jacobs reaction

What does Gould-Jacobs reaction mean?
Gould-Jacobs reaction means an organic synthesis for the preparation of quinolines.
What part of speech is Gould-Jacobs reaction?
Gould-Jacobs reaction is a noun.
What is the plural of Gould-Jacobs reaction?
The plural of Gould-Jacobs reaction is Gould-Jacobs reactions.

Words near Gould-Jacobs reaction in the dictionary

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  2. Gould's monitor
  3. Gould's razor shell
  4. Gould's razor shells
  5. Gould's sequence
  6. Gould-Jacobs reaction
  7. Gould-Jacobs reactions
  8. goulden
  9. Gouldens
  10. Goulder
  11. Gouldian

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