| 释义 |
per·kin reaction
noun
also perkin synthesis \ˈpərkə̇n-\
Usage: usually capitalized P
Etymology: after Sir William Henry Perkin died 1907 English chemist
: a reaction for making an unsaturated aromatic acid (as cinnamic acid) by heating an aromatic aldehyde with an acid anhydride (as acetic anhydride) in the presence of a base (as sodium acetate or potassium carbonate) |