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Swern oxidations

Swern oxidations is the plural of Swern oxidation.

Meaning of Swern oxidation

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.

Questions about Swern oxidations

What is Swern oxidations the plural of?
Swern oxidations is the plural of Swern oxidation.

Words near Swern oxidations in the dictionary

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

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