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Wittig reaction

Wittig reaction noun: a chemical reaction of an aldehyde or ketone with a triphenyl phosphonium ylide to give an alkene and triphenylphosphine oxide.

Noun

Wittig reaction (plural Wittig reactions)

  1. A chemical reaction of an aldehyde or ketone with a triphenyl phosphonium ylide to give an alkene and triphenylphosphine oxide.

Forms of Wittig reaction

pluralWittig reactions

Origin of Wittig reaction

The Wittig reaction was discovered in 1954 by Georg Wittig.

Questions about Wittig reaction

What does Wittig reaction mean?
Wittig reaction means a chemical reaction of an aldehyde or ketone with a triphenyl phosphonium ylide to give an alkene and triphenylphosphine oxide.
What part of speech is Wittig reaction?
Wittig reaction is a noun.
What is the plural of Wittig reaction?
The plural of Wittig reaction is Wittig reactions.

Words near Wittig reaction in the dictionary

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  8. Wittigian
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  10. wittily
  11. wittiness

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