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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