camphorsulfonic acid

noun

Any sulfonic acid derived from camphor, but especially d-camphorsulfonic acid (known as Reychler's acid) classically used to resolve stereoisomers

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Meanings

nouncamphorsulfonic acid (plural camphorsulfonic acids)

plural camphorsulfonic acids

  1. chemistryAny sulfonic acid derived from camphor, but especially d-camphorsulfonic acid (known as Reychler's acid) classically used to resolve stereoisomers

Origin

From camphor + sulfonic acid.

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