Wurtz reaction

English

Etymology

For French chemist Charles Adolphe Wurtz

Noun

Wurtz reaction (plural Wurtz reactions)

  1. (organic chemistry) The formation of higher alkanes by reaction of alkyl halides with metallic sodium
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