English Explanatory Dictionary

Kolbe reaction

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An electrolytic reaction involving the decarboxylative dimerisation of two carboxylic acids

Word forms

Kolbe reaction Kolbe reactions

Etymology

For German chemist Hermann Kolbe

Related words

Kolbe-Schmitt reaction Kolbe nitrile synthesis
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