Schotten-Baumann reaction
noun
¦shätᵊn¦bau̇mən-,
-ˌmän-
: acylation (as conversion of an alcohol to an ester, of an amine to an amide, or of hydroxylamine to a hydroxamic acid) by an acid chloride in the presence of alkali
Word History
Etymology
after Carl Schotten †1910 German chemist and Baumann, 19th century German chemist