Etymology

Skraup reaction

Today it means: A chemical reaction used to synthesize quinolines, archetypally by heating aniline with sulfuric acid, glycerol, and an oxidizing agent such as nitrobenzene. Full definition →

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The story

Named after the Czech chemist Zdenko Hans Skraup (1850–1910).

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