English Explanatory Dictionary

Wurtz reaction

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The formation of higher alkanes by reaction of alkyl halides with metallic sodium

Word forms

Wurtz reaction Wurtz reactions

Etymology

For French chemist Charles Adolphe Wurtz

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