Meanings
plural isonitrosoacetanilides
- chemistryAn oxime of acetanilide.
The isonitrosoacetanilides sometimes separate from the hot solution, sometimes only on cooling.
1958, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London: Biological sciences, Series B, volume 1481 more example
The most frequently used synthesis of isatins is the Sandmeyer procedure, which involves the formation of an isonitrosoacetanilide from an aniline, chloral hydrate, and hydroxylamine.
1975, Advances in Heterocyclic Chemistry, volume 18, page 2
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