Wharton reaction

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The chemical reaction of α,β-epoxy-ketones with hydrazine to give allylic alcohols.

Word forms

Wharton reaction

Etymology

Introduced by P. S. Wharton in the 1960s.

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