meerwein-ponndorf reaction

meerwein-ponndorf reaction
\\|me(ə)rˌvīnˈpänˌdȯrf-\ noun
Usage: usually capitalized M&P
Etymology: after Hans Meerwein and Wolfgang Ponndorf, 20th century German chemists
: the reduction of an aldehyde or ketone to the corresponding alcohol by reaction with boiling isopropyl alcohol in the presence of aluminum isopropoxide — compare oppenauer oxidation

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