Étard reaction

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A chemical reaction that involves the direct oxidation of an aromatic or heterocyclic bound methyl group to an aldehyde using chromyl chloride.

Word forms

Étard reaction Étard reactions

Etymology

Named for the French chemist Alexandre Léon Étard (1852–1910).

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