English Explanatory Dictionary

Simmons-Smith reaction

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An organic cheletropic chemical reaction in which a carbenoid reacts with an alkene (or alkyne) to form a cyclopropane.

Word forms

Simmons-Smith reaction Simmons-Smith reactions

Etymology

After Howard Ensign Simmons, Jr. and R. D. Smith.

Related words

Simmons-Smith reagent Charette modification Furukawa modification
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