Cannizzaro reaction

English

Etymology

Named after Italian chemist Stanislao Cannizzaro (1826–1910), who discovered it.

Noun

Cannizzaro reaction (plural Cannizzaro reactions)

  1. (organic chemistry) The disproportionation of an aldehyde into an alcohol and a carboxylic acid.

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