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Named for the German chemists Fritz Arndt (1885–1969) and Bernd Eistert (1902–1978).
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Arndt-Eistert synthesis
Today it means: A series of chemical reactions designed to convert a carboxylic acid to a higher carboxylic acid homologue (i.e. with one additional carbon atom). Full definition →