Fischer indole synthesis

noun

A class of chemical reaction in which a phenylhydrazine is reacted with an aldehyde or ketone to form an indole.

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Meanings

nounFischer indole synthesis (plural Fischer indole syntheses)

plural Fischer indole syntheses

  1. chemistryA class of chemical reaction in which a phenylhydrazine is reacted with an aldehyde or ketone to form an indole.

Origin

For Hermann Emil Fischer, German chemist.

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