Bucherer carbazole synthesis
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The Bucherer carbazole synthesis is a chemical reaction
used to synthesize carbazole
s from naphthol
s and aryl hydrazine
s using sodium bisulfite
. The reaction is named after Hans Theodor Bucherer
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Chemical reaction
A chemical reaction is a process that leads to the transformation of one set of chemical substances to another. Chemical reactions can be either spontaneous, requiring no input of energy, or non-spontaneous, typically following the input of some type of energy, such as heat, light or electricity...
used to synthesize carbazole
Carbazole
Carbazole is an aromatic heterocyclic organic compound. It has a tricyclic structure, consisting of two six-membered benzene ring fused on either side of a five-membered nitrogen-containing ring...
s from naphthol
Naphthol
Naphthol may refer to:* 1-Naphthol* 2-Naphthol...
s and aryl hydrazine
Hydrazine
Hydrazine is an inorganic compound with the formula N2H4. It is a colourless flammable liquid with an ammonia-like odor. Hydrazine is highly toxic and dangerously unstable unless handled in solution. Approximately 260,000 tons are manufactured annually...
s using sodium bisulfite
Sodium bisulfite
Sodium bisulfite is a chemical compound with the chemical formula NaHSO3. Sodium bisulfite is a food additive with E number E222. This salt of bisulfite can be prepared by bubbling sulfur dioxide in a solution of sodium carbonate in water...
. The reaction is named after Hans Theodor Bucherer
Hans Theodor Bucherer
Hans Theodor Bucherer was a German chemist and gave name to several chemical reactions, for example the Bucherer carbazole synthesis, the Bucherer reaction, and the Bucherer–Bergs reaction-Life:...
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