Oppenauer oxidation
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Etymology
Named after Rupert Viktor Oppenauer.
Noun
Oppenauer oxidation (countable and uncountable, plural Oppenauer oxidations)
- (chemistry) A method for selectively oxidizing secondary alcohols to ketones.
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