English Explanatory Dictionary

Hofmann product

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The alkene resulting from Hofmann elimination. In contrast to usual elimination reactions, where Zaitsev's rule predicts the formation of the most stable alkene, it is the least stable alkene (the one with fewest substituents on the carbons of the double bond).

Word forms

Hofmann product Hofmann products
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