|
|
Medical Definition of Cannizzaro's reaction
1. Formation of an acid and an alcohol by the simultaneous oxidation of one aldehyde molecule and reduction of another; a dismutation: 2RCHO → RCOOH + RCH2OH; when the aldehydes are not identical, this is referred to as a crossed Cannizzaro reaction. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cannizzaro's Reaction
Other Resources:
