nitroreduction

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English[edit]

Nitroreduction of nitrobenzene to aniline

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Etymology[edit]

nitro- +‎ reduction

Noun[edit]

nitroreduction (usually uncountable, plural nitroreductions)

  1. (organic chemistry) A reaction in which a nitro group is reduced, and often converted into an amino group

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