isonitrosoacetanilide

noun

An oxime of acetanilide.

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Meanings

nounisonitrosoacetanilide (plural isonitrosoacetanilides)

plural isonitrosoacetanilides

  1. 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 148
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    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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