Sandmeyer reaction
noun
Sand·mey·er reaction
ˈsan(d)ˌmī(ə)r-
: a reaction for preparing aromatic halides or cyanides from a salt with a cuprous halide or cyanide as catalyst
ortho-bromo-toluene can be made from ortho-toluene-diazonium bromide by the Sandmeyer reaction
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