Skraup synthesis

noun

ˈskrau̇p-

: the production of quinoline by heating aniline, glycerol, and sulfuric acid with an oxidizing agent (as nitrobenzene)

also : any of various similar syntheses performed with aromatic amino compounds other than aniline

Word History

Etymology

after Zdenko H. Skraup †1910 Czechoslovak chemist

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