Fischer indole synthesis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A class of chemical reaction in which a phenylhydrazine is reacted with an aldehyde or ketone to form an indole.

Word forms

Fischer indole synthesis Fischer indole syntheses

Etymology

For Hermann Emil Fischer, German chemist.

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