bathophenanthroline en · NOUN
Etymology
From batho- + phenanthroline.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The heterocycle 4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline, used chiefly as a metal complexing agent
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.
2000 March 3, Gerd-Jan ten Brink et al., “Green, Catalytic Oxidation of Alcohols in Water”, in Science, volume 287, number 5458, →DOI, pages 1636–1639:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bathophenanthrolines | Number=Plur | lexicographic |