Meerwein-Ponndorf-Verley reduction

noun

The reduction of ketones and aldehydes to their corresponding alcohols, using aluminium alkoxide catalysis in the presence of a sacrificial alcohol.

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Meanings

nounMeerwein-Ponndorf-Verley reduction (plural Meerwein-Ponndorf-Verley reductions)

plural Meerwein-Ponndorf-Verley reductions

  1. chemistryThe reduction of ketones and aldehydes to their corresponding alcohols, using aluminium alkoxide catalysis in the presence of a sacrificial alcohol.

    Synonyms: Meerwein-Ponndorf reaction

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe reduction of ketones and aldehydes to their corresponding alcohols, using aluminium alkoxide catalysis in the presence of a sacrificial alcohol.

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Meerwein-Ponndorf reaction
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meerwein-ponndorf reaction

Origin

Discovered by Hans Meerwein and Rudolf Schmidt, and separately by A. Verley, in 1925. Ponndorf applied the reaction to ketones and upgraded the catalyst.

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