English Explanatory Dictionary

Birch reduction

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An organic reaction in which an aromatic ring is reduced to a 1,4-cyclohexadiene with an alkali metal (e.g. sodium) in liquid ammonia in the presence of an alcohol.

Word forms

Birch reduction Birch reductions

Etymology

Named for Arthur Birch, a chemist who developed this reaction.

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