Wurtz reaction

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

For French chemist Charles Adolphe Wurtz

Noun[edit]

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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