释义 |
wolff-kish·ner reaction \ˈwu̇lfˈkishnə(r)-\ noun Usage: usually capitalized W&K Etymology: after Ludwig Wolff fl1914 and N. Kishner fl1914 German chemists : an indirect reduction of an aldehyde or ketone to the corresponding hydrocarbon by heating the hydrazone or semicarbazone derivative with an alcoholic solution of sodium ethoxide or with solid potassium hydroxide |