Barton-McCombie deoxygenation

noun

An organic reaction in which a hydroxy functional group in an organic compound is replaced by a hydrogen to give an alkyl group.

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Meanings

nounBarton-McCombie deoxygenation (countable and uncountable, plural Barton-McCombie deoxygenations)

plural Barton-McCombie deoxygenations

  1. countableuncountablechemistryAn organic reaction in which a hydroxy functional group in an organic compound is replaced by a hydrogen to give an alkyl group.

Origin

Named after Derek Barton and Stuart W. McCombie.

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Barton-McCombie deoxygenation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Barton-McCombie%20deoxygenation

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“Barton-McCombie deoxygenation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Barton-McCombie%20deoxygenation. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Barton-McCombie deoxygenation,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Barton-McCombie%20deoxygenation.

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