Zimmermann reaction
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Zim·mer·mann re·ac·tion
(zim'er-mahn),a chemical reaction between an alkaline solution of meta-dinitrobenzene and an active methylene group (carbon-16) of 17-ketosteroids; it is the basis of the 17-ketogenic steroid assay test; more generally, a reaction between methylene ketones and aromatic polynitro compounds in alkaline solutions.
Synonym(s): Zimmermann test
[W. Zimmermann]
Zimmermann,
Wilhelm, German physician, 1910–.Zimmermann reaction - a chemical reaction between methylene ketones and aromatic polynitro compounds in alkaline solutions. Synonym(s): Zimmermann test
Zimmermann test - Synonym(s): Zimmermann reaction