Lindgren oxidation

noun

A selective method for oxidizing aldehydes to carboxylic acids, taking place in water containing solvent mixtures under slightly acidic conditions with sodium chlorite as oxidizer.

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Meanings

nounLindgren oxidation (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryA selective method for oxidizing aldehydes to carboxylic acids, taking place in water containing solvent mixtures under slightly acidic conditions with sodium chlorite as oxidizer.

Origin

Named after Bengt O. Lindgren.

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Lindgren oxidation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lindgren%20oxidation

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