English Explanatory Dictionary

Hofmann elimination

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

An elimination reaction of an amine to form alkenes.

Word forms

Hofmann elimination Hofmann eliminations

Etymology

Named after its discoverer, August Wilhelm von Hofmann.

Related words

Hofmann rearrangement

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