Etymology

Michaelis-Arbuzov reaction

Today it means: The chemical reaction of a trivalent phosphorus ester with an alkyl halide to form a pentavalent phosphorus species and another alkyl halide. Full definition →

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Named after August Michaelis and Aleksandr Arbuzov.

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