Meerwein-Ponndorf-Verley reduction English

Meaning Meerwein-Ponndorf-Verley reduction meaning

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Meerwein-Ponndorf-Verley reduction noun

— (organic chemistry) The reduction of ketones and aldehydes to their corresponding alcohols, using aluminium alkoxide catalysis in the presence of a sacrificial alcohol.