Bathophenanthroline
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The heterocycle 4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline, used chiefly as a metal complexing agent countable, uncountable
"A water-soluble palladium(II) bathophenanthroline complex is a stable recyclable catalyst for the selective aerobic oxidation of a wide range of alcohols to aldehydes, ketones, and carboxylic acids in a biphasic water-alcohol system."
Example
More examples"A water-soluble palladium(II) bathophenanthroline complex is a stable recyclable catalyst for the selective aerobic oxidation of a wide range of alcohols to aldehydes, ketones, and carboxylic acids in a biphasic water-alcohol system."
Etymology
From batho- + phenanthroline.
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