Etymology

Étard reaction

Today it means: A chemical reaction that involves the direct oxidation of an aromatic or heterocyclic bound methyl group to an aldehyde using chromyl chloride. Full definition →

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Named for the French chemist Alexandre Léon Étard (1852–1910).

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