Kolbe reaction

English

Etymology

For German chemist Hermann Kolbe

Noun

Kolbe reaction (plural Kolbe reactions)

  1. (organic chemistry) An electrolytic reaction involving the decarboxylative dimerisation of two carboxylic acids

See also
  • Kolbe-Schmitt reaction
  • Kolbe nitrile synthesis
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