English Explanatory Dictionary

Reimer-Tiemann reaction

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A chemical reaction used for the ortho-formylation of phenols, the simplest example being the conversion of phenol to salicylaldehyde.

Word forms

Reimer-Tiemann reaction Reimer-Tiemann reactions

Etymology

Discovered by Karl Reimer (1845-1883) and Ferdinand Tiemann.

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