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Oppenauer oxidation

Oppenauer oxidation noun: a method for selectively oxidizing secondary alcohols to ketones.

Noun

Oppenauer oxidation (countable and uncountable, plural Oppenauer oxidations)

  1. A method for selectively oxidizing secondary alcohols to ketones.

Forms of Oppenauer oxidation

pluralOppenauer oxidations

Origin of Oppenauer oxidation

Named after Rupert Viktor Oppenauer.

Questions about Oppenauer oxidation

What does Oppenauer oxidation mean?
Oppenauer oxidation means a method for selectively oxidizing secondary alcohols to ketones.
What part of speech is Oppenauer oxidation?
Oppenauer oxidation is a noun.
What is the plural of Oppenauer oxidation?
The plural of Oppenauer oxidation is Oppenauer oxidations.

Words near Oppenauer oxidation in the dictionary

  1. oppeliids
  2. Oppels
  3. Oppelt
  4. Oppelts
  5. Oppen
  6. Oppenauer oxidation
  7. Oppenauer oxidations
  8. Oppenesque
  9. Oppenheim
  10. Oppenheimer
  11. Oppenheimerian

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