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Sandmeyer reaction

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated September 2025
Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated September 2025

Definition

The Sandmeyer Reaction is a chemical process used in organic chemistry to synthesize aryl halides from aryl diazonium salts through the reaction with copper(I) halides. This method is particularly useful for introducing chlorine, bromine, or iodine atoms into an aromatic ring.

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