Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

suzuki reaction

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.41 in modern English

Syllables
suzuk-i re-ac-tion
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The organic reaction of an aryl- or vinyl-boronic acid with an aryl- or vinyl-halide or pseudohalide, such as triflates, catalyzed by a palladium(0) complex, widely used to synthesize polyolefins, styrenes, and substituted biphenyls.

Etymology

Inflected Forms

Synonyms

Miyaura-Suzuki reaction Suzuki coupling Suzuki-Miyaura reaction

Questions

What does suzuki reaction mean?
The organic reaction of an aryl- or vinyl-boronic acid with an aryl- or vinyl-halide or pseudohalide, such as triflates, catalyzed by a palladium(0) complex, widely used to synthesize polyolefins, styrenes, and substituted biphenyls.
Where does suzuki reaction come from?
Named for the discoverer, Akira Suzuki.

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