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Knorr synthesis

 
Sci-Tech Dictionary: Knorr synthesis
 
(′nör ′sin·thə·səs)

(organic chemistry) A condensation reaction carried out in either glacial acetic acid or an aqueous alkali in which an α-aminoketone combines with an α-carbonyl compound to form a pyrrole; possibly the most versatile pyrrole synthesis.


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