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Meaning of Hofmann product | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The alkene resulting from Hofmann elimination. In contrast to usual elimination reactions, where Zaitsev's rule predicts the formation of the most stable alkene, it is the least stable alkene (the one with fewest substituents on the carbons of the double bond).

CEFR level

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

Hofmann rearrangement Hofmann-Martius rearrangement Hofmann's violet Hofmeister Hofschild Hofstadter

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