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simmons-smith reaction

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.70 in modern English

Syllables
sim-mon-s--smith re-ac-tion
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
7
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

Simmons-Smith reactions (plural)

Phrases

Simmons-Smith reagent Charette modification Furukawa modification

Frequently Paired Words

Simmons-Smith reagent Charette modification Furukawa modification

Questions

What does simmons-smith reaction mean?
An organic cheletropic chemical reaction in which a carbenoid reacts with an alkene (or alkyne) to form a cyclopropane.
Where does simmons-smith reaction come from?
After Howard Ensign Simmons, Jr. and R. D. Smith.

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