Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

negishi coupling

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.61 in modern English

Syllables: negishi -cou-pling
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a class of reactions in which an organic halide reacts with an organometallic zinc compound under the control of a catalyst; R-X + R'-Zn-X' => R-R'

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Named after Ei-ichi Negishi, Japanese chemist.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Negishi couplings (plural)

Questions

What does negishi coupling mean?: Any of a class of reactions in which an organic halide reacts with an organometallic zinc compound under the control of a catalyst; R-X + R'-Zn-X' => R-R'
Where does negishi coupling come from?: Named after Ei-ichi Negishi, Japanese chemist.

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