CLEMMENSEN REDUCTION


Meaning of CLEMMENSEN REDUCTION in English

ˈklemənsən- noun

Usage: usually capitalized C

Etymology: after Erik Clemmensen died 1941 Dan. chemist

: the reduction of a ketone or aldehyde directly to a hydrocarbon by the action of amalgamated zinc and hydrochloric acid

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