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Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons reaction
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English
Etymology
In 1958, Leopold Horner published a modified Wittig reaction using phosphonate-stabilized carbanions. William S. Wadsworth and William D. Emmons further defined the reaction.
Noun
A chemical reaction used in organic chemistry of stabilized phosphonate carbanions with aldehydes (or ketones) to produce predominantly E-alkenes.
Alternative forms
en HWE reaction initialism
Synonyms
en Horner-Wittig reaction
en eponyms
en Chemical reactions Organic chemistry