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Wolff rearrangement

Wolff rearrangement noun: a reaction in which an α-diazocarbonyl compound is converted into a ketene and then into a variety of other compounds.

Noun

Wolff rearrangement (plural Wolff rearrangements)

  1. A reaction in which an α-diazocarbonyl compound is converted into a ketene and then into a variety of other compounds

Forms of Wolff rearrangement

pluralWolff rearrangements

Origin of Wolff rearrangement

For the German chemist Ludwig Wolff

Questions about Wolff rearrangement

What does Wolff rearrangement mean?
Wolff rearrangement means a reaction in which an α-diazocarbonyl compound is converted into a ketene and then into a variety of other compounds.
What part of speech is Wolff rearrangement?
Wolff rearrangement is a noun.
What is the plural of Wolff rearrangement?
The plural of Wolff rearrangement is Wolff rearrangements.

Words near Wolff rearrangement in the dictionary

  1. Wolferts
  2. wolfes
  3. wolfess
  4. wolfesses
  5. Wolff
  6. Wolff rearrangement
  7. Wolff rearrangements
  8. Wolff's law
  9. Wolff-Chaikoff effect
  10. Wolff-Chaikoff effects
  11. Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome

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