|shät ə n|bau̇mən-, -ˌmän- noun
Usage: usually capitalized S&B
Etymology: after Carl Schotten died 1910 German chemist and Baumann, 19th century German chemist
: acylation (as conversion of an alcohol to an ester, of an amine to an amide, or of hydroxylamine to a hydroxamic acid) by an acid chloride in the presence of alkali