Zincke-Suhl reaction

English

Etymology

Named after Theodor Zincke and R. Suhl, who first described it in 1906.

Noun

Zincke-Suhl reaction (plural Zincke-Suhl reactions)

  1. (organic chemistry) A special case of Friedel-Crafts alkylation, in which the reduction of the phenyl ring leads to a higher energy final product that can be used as starting material in the dienol–benzene rearrangement, among other reactions.
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