Schotten-Baumann reaction
noun
\ ¦shätᵊn¦bau̇mən-, -ˌmän-\
Definition of Schotten-Baumann reaction
: 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
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