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Pfitzner-Moffatt oxidation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The oxidation of primary and secondary alcohols by dimethyl sulfoxide activated with a carbodiimide such as dicyclohexylcarbodiimide.

Word forms

Pfitzner-Moffatt oxidation Pfitzner-Moffatt oxidations

Etymology

First reported by J. Moffatt and his student K. Pfitzner in 1963.

Synonyms

Moffatt oxidation

Related words

Corey-Kim oxidation Swern oxidation
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