Wieland-Miescher ketone

noun

A racemic bicyclic diketone used in the total synthesis of numerous natural products.

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Meanings

nounWieland-Miescher ketone (plural Wieland-Miescher ketones)

plural Wieland-Miescher ketones

  1. chemistryA racemic bicyclic diketone used in the total synthesis of numerous natural products.

Origin

Named after the chemists Karl Miescher and Peter Wieland.

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

MLA

“Wieland-Miescher ketone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wieland-Miescher%20ketone. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Wieland-Miescher ketone,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wieland-Miescher%20ketone.

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