noun
or wurtz-fittig synthesis ˈ ̷ ̷ˈfid.ig-
Usage: usually capitalized W&F
Etymology: after Charles A. Wurtz died 1884 French chemist and Rudolf Fittig died 1910 German chemist
: a synthesis of aliphatic or usually alkyl-substituted aromatic hydrocarbons (as toluene) from two molecules of organic halogen compound (as one molecule each of methyl bromide and bromo-benzene) and two atoms of sodium — compare fittig reaction , wurtz reaction