Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

baylis-hillman reaction

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.00 in modern English

Syllables: baylis-hill-man re-ac-tion
IPA

33

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

5

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

Baylis-Hillman reactions (plural)

Questions

What does baylis-hillman reaction mean?: 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.
Where does baylis-hillman reaction come from?: Named after chemists Anthony B. Baylis and Melville E. D. Hillman.

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