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41Birch reduction — The Birch reduction is the organic reduction of aromatic rings with sodium and an alcohol in liquid ammonia to form 1,4 cyclohexadienes. The reaction was reported by the Australian chemist Arthur John Birch (1915–1995) in 1944. [cite journal |… …
42Service d'Action Civique — The SAC (French: Service d Action Civique; or Civic Action Service), officially created in January 1960, was a Gaullist militia founded by Jacques Foccart, Charles de Gaulle s chief adviser for African matters, and Pierre Debizet, a former… …
43France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …
44dissolution — dis·so·lu·tion /ˌdi sə lü shən/ n: the act or process of ending: as a: the termination of an organized body (as a court) b: the ending of a partnership relationship caused by the withdrawal of one of the partners from the relationship c: the… …
45Long Parliament — The Long Parliament is the name of the English Parliament called by Charles I, on 3 November 1640, [This article uses the Julian calendar with the start of year adjusted to 1 January (For a more detailed explanation, see )] following the Bishops… …
46Atypical antipsychotic — The atypical antipsychotics (also known as second generation antipsychotics) are a group of antipsychotic drugs used to treat psychiatric conditions. Some atypical antipsychotics are FDA approved for use in the treatment of schizophrenia. Some… …
47List of alchemical substances — Alchemical studies produced a number of substances, which were later classified as particular chemical compounds or mixtures of compounds.Many of these terms were in common use into the 20th century.* Aqua Fortis nitric acid, can be formed by 2… …
482006 Fijian coup d'état — The Fijian coup d état of December 2006 occurred as a continuation of the pressure which had been building since the military unrest of the 2000 Fijian coup d état and 2005 2006 Fijian political crisis. Fiji has seen four definitive coups in the… …
49solvent — A liquid that holds another substance in solution, i.e., dissolves it. [L. solvens, pres. p. of solvo, to dissolve] amphiprotic s. a s. capable of acting as an acid or a base; e.g., H2O. See solvolysis. fat solvents organic liquids notable for… …
50Desulfonylation reactions — are chemical reactions leading to the removal of a sulfonyl group from organic compounds. As the sulfonyl functional group is electron withdrawing, methods for cleaving the sulfur carbon bonds of sulfones are typically reductive in nature.… …
