The Hinsberg oxindole synthesis is a method of preparing
oxindoles from the
bisulfite additions of
glyoxal
Glyoxal is an organic compound
In chemistry, organic compounds are generally any chemical compounds that contain carbon-hydrogen or carbon-carbon bonds. Due to carbon's ability to catenate (form chains with other carbon atoms), millions of ...
. It is named after its inventor
Oscar Hinsberg
Oscar Heinrich Daniel Hinsberg (21 October 1857 – 13 February 1939) was a German chemist.
Hinsberg was born in Berlin. In 1882 he obtained his doctorate in sciences at the University of Tübingen, later serving as a professor at the Universitie ...
.
[{{cite journal, author=Hinsberg, O. , journal=Ber. Dtsch. Chem. Ges., year=1908, volume=41, page= 1367, doi=10.1002/cber.190804101252, title=Über Glykokoll und Indol-derivate, url=https://zenodo.org/record/1426277]
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See also
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Friedel-Crafts alkylation
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Stolle synthesis
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Hinsberg reaction
References
Name reactions