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Lindgren oxidation

Lindgren oxidation noun: a selective method for oxidizing aldehydes to carboxylic acids, taking place in water containing solvent mixtures under slightly acidic conditions with sodium chlorite as oxidizer.

Noun

Lindgren oxidation (uncountable)

  1. A selective method for oxidizing aldehydes to carboxylic acids, taking place in water containing solvent mixtures under slightly acidic conditions with sodium chlorite as oxidizer.

Origin of Lindgren oxidation

Named after Bengt O. Lindgren.

Questions about Lindgren oxidation

What does Lindgren oxidation mean?
Lindgren oxidation means a selective method for oxidizing aldehydes to carboxylic acids, taking place in water containing solvent mixtures under slightly acidic conditions with sodium chlorite as oxidizer.
What part of speech is Lindgren oxidation?
Lindgren oxidation is a noun.

Words near Lindgren oxidation in the dictionary

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