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Norrish reaction

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A Norrish reaction, named after Ronald George Wreyford Norrish who developed the reaction(s) during the 1930's primarily through his work at Cambridge University. It is a photochemical reaction taking place with ketones and aldehydes, further subdivided into Norrish type I reactions and Norrish type II reactions. While of limited synthetic utility, these reactions are important in the photo-oxidation of polymers such as polyolefins, polyesters, certain polycarbonates and polyketones.

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