Gattermann reaction

noun

: a synthesis of an aldehyde from an aromatic or heterocyclic compound, hydrogen cyanide, hydrogen chloride, and a catalyst of aluminum chloride or zinc chloride

Word History

Etymology

after L.Gattermann

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