Cannizzaro reaction

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Etymology

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Named after Italian chemist Stanislao Cannizzaro (1826–1910), who discovered it.

Noun

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Cannizzaro reaction (plural Cannizzaro reactions)

  1. (organic chemistry) The disproportionation of an aldehyde into an alcohol and a carboxylic acid.

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