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Baylis-Hillman reaction

Baylis-Hillman reaction noun: a carbon-carbon bond-forming reaction between an activated alkene and a carbon electrophile in the presence of a nucleophilic catalyst, such as a tertiary amine or phosphine.

Noun

Baylis-Hillman reaction (plural Baylis-Hillman reactions)

  1. A carbon-carbon bond-forming reaction between an activated alkene and a carbon electrophile in the presence of a nucleophilic catalyst, such as a tertiary amine or phosphine.

Forms of Baylis-Hillman reaction

pluralBaylis-Hillman reactions

Origin of Baylis-Hillman reaction

Named after chemists Anthony B. Baylis and Melville E. D. Hillman.

Questions about Baylis-Hillman reaction

What does Baylis-Hillman reaction mean?
Baylis-Hillman reaction means a carbon-carbon bond-forming reaction between an activated alkene and a carbon electrophile in the presence of a nucleophilic catalyst, such as a tertiary amine or phosphine.
What part of speech is Baylis-Hillman reaction?
Baylis-Hillman reaction is a noun.
What is the plural of Baylis-Hillman reaction?
The plural of Baylis-Hillman reaction is Baylis-Hillman reactions.

Words near Baylis-Hillman reaction in the dictionary

  1. Baylieses
  2. bayliff
  3. bayliffs
  4. baylike
  5. Baylis
  6. Baylis-Hillman reaction
  7. Baylis-Hillman reactions
  8. baylisascariasis
  9. Bayliss
  10. Bayliss effect
  11. Bayliss effects

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