Kolbe-Schmitt reaction

noun

variants or Kolbe-Schmitt synthesis

-¦shmit-

: a modified Kolbe reaction for synthesizing salicylic acid and other phenolic acids at temperatures of from 130° to 140° C

Word History

Etymology

after A. W. Hermann Kolbe †1884 and Rudolf Schmitt †1898 German chemist

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