释义 |
hof·mann reaction noun or hofmann rearrangement \ˈhä]fmən-, ˈhȯ], ˈhō]\ Usage: usually capitalized H Etymology: after August Wilhelm von Hofmann died 1892 German chemist : the conversion of an acid amide RCONH2 to an amine RNH2 with one less carbon atom by treatment with sodium hypobromite |