camphorsulfonic acid

English

Etymology

From camphor +‎ sulfonic acid.

Noun

camphorsulfonic acid (plural camphorsulfonic acids)

  1. (organic chemistry) Any sulfonic acid derived from camphor, but especially d-camphorsulfonic acid (known as Reychler's acid) classically used to resolve stereoisomers
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