Sandmeyer reaction

noun

The conversion of arylamines into aryl halides via diazonium salts.

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Meanings

nounSandmeyer reaction (plural Sandmeyer reactions)

plural Sandmeyer reactions · alternative Sandmeyer's reaction

  1. chemistryThe conversion of arylamines into aryl halides via diazonium salts.

Origin

For the Swiss chemist Traugott Sandmeyer.

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