Arndt-Eistert synthesis
nounEtymology
Named for the German chemists Fritz Arndt (1885–1969) and Bernd Eistert (1902–1978).
Definitions
A series of chemical reactions designed to convert a carboxylic acid to a higher…
A series of chemical reactions designed to convert a carboxylic acid to a higher carboxylic acid homologue (i.e. with one additional carbon atom).
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for Arndt-Eistert synthesis. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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