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Swern oxidation

Swern oxidation noun: a chemical reaction whereby a primary or secondary alcohol is oxidized to an aldehyde or ketone using oxalyl chloride, dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and an organic base such as triethylamine.

Noun

Swern oxidation (plural Swern oxidations)

  1. A chemical reaction whereby a primary or secondary alcohol is oxidized to an aldehyde or ketone using oxalyl chloride, dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and an organic base such as triethylamine.

Forms of Swern oxidation

pluralSwern oxidations

Origin of Swern oxidation

Named after Daniel Swern.

Questions about Swern oxidation

What does Swern oxidation mean?
Swern oxidation means a chemical reaction whereby a primary or secondary alcohol is oxidized to an aldehyde or ketone using oxalyl chloride, dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and an organic base such as triethylamine.
What part of speech is Swern oxidation?
Swern oxidation is a noun.
What is the plural of Swern oxidation?
The plural of Swern oxidation is Swern oxidations.

Words near Swern oxidation in the dictionary

  1. swerfs
  2. SWERFy
  3. Swerga
  4. Swergas
  5. Swerin
  6. Swern oxidation
  7. Swern oxidations
  8. sweroside
  9. SWers
  10. swertiajaponin
  11. swertiamarin

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