SINCE 1828
Meerwein-Ponndorf reaction
noun
Meer·wein-Ponn·dorf reaction
| \¦me(ə)rˌvīnˈpänˌdȯrf-\
Definition of Meerwein-Ponndorf reaction
: the reduction of an aldehyde or ketone to the corresponding alcohol by reaction with boiling isopropyl alcohol in the presence of aluminum isopropoxide — compare oppenauer oxidation
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