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Wulff-Dötz reaction

Wulff-Dötz reaction noun: the chemical reaction of an aromatic or vinylic alkoxy pentacarbonyl chromium carbene complex with an alkyne and carbon monoxide to give a Cr(CO)₃-coordinated substituted phenol.

Noun

Wulff-Dötz reaction (plural Wulff-Dötz reactions)

  1. The chemical reaction of an aromatic or vinylic alkoxy pentacarbonyl chromium carbene complex with an alkyne and carbon monoxide to give a Cr(CO)₃-coordinated substituted phenol.

Forms of Wulff-Dötz reaction

pluralWulff-Dötz reactions

Origin of Wulff-Dötz reaction

First discovered by the German chemist Karl Heinz Dötz (born 1943) and extensively developed by Dötz’s and the American chemist William Wulff’s (born 1949) groups at Michigan State University.

Questions about Wulff-Dötz reaction

What does Wulff-Dötz reaction mean?
Wulff-Dötz reaction means the chemical reaction of an aromatic or vinylic alkoxy pentacarbonyl chromium carbene complex with an alkyne and carbon monoxide to give a Cr(CO)₃-coordinated substituted phenol.
What part of speech is Wulff-Dötz reaction?
Wulff-Dötz reaction is a noun.
What is the plural of Wulff-Dötz reaction?
The plural of Wulff-Dötz reaction is Wulff-Dötz reactions.

Words near Wulff-Dötz reaction in the dictionary

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