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Meaning of Baeyer-Villiger oxidation | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

An organic reaction that forms an ester from a ketone or a lactone from a cyclic ketone, using peroxyacids or peroxides as the oxidant.

countable, uncountable

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Baez Baeza Baeza-Yates–Gonnet algorithm BAF bafa Bafana Bafana

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