Meerwein-Ponndorf-Verley reduction
English
Noun
Meerwein-Ponndorf-Verley reduction (plural Meerwein-Ponndorf-Verley reductions)
- (organic chemistry) The reduction of ketones and aldehydes to their corresponding alcohols, using aluminium alkoxide catalysis in the presence of a sacrificial alcohol.
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