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Hofmann product

Hofmann product noun: the alkene resulting from Hofmann elimination. In contrast to usual elimination reactions, where Zaitsev's rule predicts the formation of the most stable alkene, it is the least stable alkene (the one with fewest substituents on the carbons of the double bond).

Noun

Hofmann product (plural Hofmann products)

  1. The alkene resulting from Hofmann elimination. In contrast to usual elimination reactions, where Zaitsev's rule predicts the formation of the most stable alkene, it is the least stable alkene (the one with fewest substituents on the carbons of the double bond).

Forms of Hofmann product

pluralHofmann products

Questions about Hofmann product

What does Hofmann product mean?
Hofmann product means the alkene resulting from Hofmann elimination. In contrast to usual elimination reactions, where Zaitsev's rule predicts the formation of the most stable alkene, it is the least stable alkene (the one with fewest substituents on the carbons of the double bond).
What part of speech is Hofmann product?
Hofmann product is a noun.
What is the plural of Hofmann product?
The plural of Hofmann product is Hofmann products.

Words near Hofmann product in the dictionary

  1. Hofmann
  2. Hofmann degradation
  3. Hofmann degradations
  4. Hofmann elimination
  5. Hofmann eliminations
  6. Hofmann product
  7. Hofmann products
  8. Hofmann rearrangement
  9. Hofmann rearrangements
  10. Hofmann's violet
  11. Hofmann's violets

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