Etymology

Ullmann condensation

Today it means: The copper-promoted conversion of aryl halides to aryl ethers, aryl thioethers, aryl nitriles, and aryl amines. These reactions are examples of cross-coupling reactions.[1] Full definition →

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Named after German chemist Fritz Ullmann.

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