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Pfitzner-Moffatt oxidation

Pfitzner-Moffatt oxidation noun: the oxidation of primary and secondary alcohols by dimethyl sulfoxide activated with a carbodiimide such as dicyclohexylcarbodiimide.

Noun

Pfitzner-Moffatt oxidation (countable and uncountable, plural Pfitzner-Moffatt oxidations)

  1. The oxidation of primary and secondary alcohols by dimethyl sulfoxide activated with a carbodiimide such as dicyclohexylcarbodiimide.

Synonyms of Pfitzner-Moffatt oxidation

Forms of Pfitzner-Moffatt oxidation

pluralPfitzner-Moffatt oxidations

Origin of Pfitzner-Moffatt oxidation

First reported by J. Moffatt and his student K. Pfitzner in 1963.

Questions about Pfitzner-Moffatt oxidation

What does Pfitzner-Moffatt oxidation mean?
Pfitzner-Moffatt oxidation means the oxidation of primary and secondary alcohols by dimethyl sulfoxide activated with a carbodiimide such as dicyclohexylcarbodiimide.
What part of speech is Pfitzner-Moffatt oxidation?
Pfitzner-Moffatt oxidation is a noun.
What is the plural of Pfitzner-Moffatt oxidation?
The plural of Pfitzner-Moffatt oxidation is Pfitzner-Moffatt oxidations.

Words near Pfitzner-Moffatt oxidation in the dictionary

  1. Pfisters
  2. Pfitzer juniper
  3. Pfitzer's juniper
  4. Pfitzinger reaction
  5. Pfitzinger reactions
  6. Pfitzner-Moffatt oxidation
  7. Pfitzner-Moffatt oxidations
  8. Pfizer
  9. Pfizer Riser
  10. Pfizer Risers
  11. Pfizer's rule of five

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