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Mitsunobu reaction

Mitsunobu reaction noun: an organic reaction that converts an alcohol into a variety of functional groups, such as an ester, using triphenylphosphine and an azodicarboxylate.

Noun

Mitsunobu reaction (plural Mitsunobu reactions)

  1. An organic reaction that converts an alcohol into a variety of functional groups, such as an ester, using triphenylphosphine and an azodicarboxylate.

Forms of Mitsunobu reaction

pluralMitsunobu reactions

Origin of Mitsunobu reaction

After its discoverer, Oyo Mitsunobu (1934–2003).

Questions about Mitsunobu reaction

What does Mitsunobu reaction mean?
Mitsunobu reaction means an organic reaction that converts an alcohol into a variety of functional groups, such as an ester, using triphenylphosphine and an azodicarboxylate.
What part of speech is Mitsunobu reaction?
Mitsunobu reaction is a noun.
What is the plural of Mitsunobu reaction?
The plural of Mitsunobu reaction is Mitsunobu reactions.

Words near Mitsunobu reaction in the dictionary

  1. Mitsuko
  2. mitsukurinid
  3. mitsukurinids
  4. mitsumame
  5. mitsumata
  6. Mitsunobu reaction
  7. Mitsunobu reactions
  8. Mitsuye
  9. Mitsuyuki
  10. mitsvah
  11. mitsvahs

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