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Hofmann exhaustive methylation reaction
The thermal decomposition of quaternary ammonium hydroxide compounds to yield an olefin and water; an exception is tetramethylammonium hydroxide, which decomposes to give an alcohol.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Chemistry
- Category: Organic chemistry
- Company: McGraw-Hill
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