English Explanatory Dictionary

Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons reaction

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A chemical reaction used in organic chemistry of stabilized phosphonate carbanions with aldehydes (or ketones) to produce predominantly E-alkenes.

Word forms

Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons reaction Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons reactions HWE reaction

Etymology

In 1958, Leopold Horner published a modified Wittig reaction using phosphonate-stabilized carbanions. William S. Wadsworth and William D. Emmons further defined the reaction.

Synonyms

Horner-Wittig reaction
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