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Zimmermann reaction

Zimmermann reaction noun: a reaction in which the Janovski adduct is oxidized with excess base to a strongly colored enolate with subsequent reduction of the dinitro compound to the aromatic nitro amine.

Noun

Zimmermann reaction (plural Zimmermann reactions)

  1. A reaction in which the Janovski adduct is oxidized with excess base to a strongly colored enolate with subsequent reduction of the dinitro compound to the aromatic nitro amine.

Forms of Zimmermann reaction

pluralZimmermann reactions

Questions about Zimmermann reaction

What does Zimmermann reaction mean?
Zimmermann reaction means a reaction in which the Janovski adduct is oxidized with excess base to a strongly colored enolate with subsequent reduction of the dinitro compound to the aromatic nitro amine.
What part of speech is Zimmermann reaction?
Zimmermann reaction is a noun.
What is the plural of Zimmermann reaction?
The plural of Zimmermann reaction is Zimmermann reactions.

Words near Zimmermann reaction in the dictionary

  1. Zimmerles
  2. Zimmerly
  3. Zimmerlys
  4. Zimmerman
  5. Zimmermann
  6. Zimmermann reaction
  7. Zimmermann test
  8. Zimmermann-Laband syndrome
  9. zimmers
  10. Zimmerschied
  11. Zimmerwald

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