Bucherer reaction

English

Etymology

Named after the German chemist Hans Theodor Bucherer (1869–1949), who studied some properties of this reaction.

Noun

Bucherer reaction (plural Bucherer reactions)

1. (organic chemistry) The reversible conversion of a naphthol to a naphthylamine in the presence of ammonia and sodium bisulfite, widely used in the synthesis of aminonaphthalenesulfonic acids that are dye precursors.