Zimmermann reaction


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 testZimmermann test - Synonym(s): Zimmermann reaction