furilic acid

noun

A resin, (C₄H₃O)₂C(OH)CO₂H derived from furile by a reaction with aqueous potassium hydroxide and dilute sulfuric acid.

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Meanings

nounfurilic acid (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryA resin, (C₄H₃O)₂C(OH)CO₂H derived from furile by a reaction with aqueous potassium hydroxide and dilute sulfuric acid.

    Another example of benzilic acid rerrangement is the rearrangement of furil into furilic acid.

    2005, Rajpal Tyagi, Organic Reactions: Mechanism With Problems, page 54

Origin

From furile + -ic + acid.

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