Etymology

Raschig-Hooker process

Today it means: A chemical process for the production of phenol, involving the initial production of chlorobenzene from benzene, hydrochloric acid and oxygen, and then the hydrolysis of chlorobenzene to phenol. Full definition →

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Named after the German chemist Friedrich Raschig.

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