"Wittig reaction" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Wittig reactions [plural]
Etymology: The Wittig reaction was discovered in 1954 by Georg Wittig. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Wittig reaction (plural Wittig reactions)
  1. A chemical reaction of an aldehyde or ketone with a triphenyl phosphonium ylide to give an alkene and triphenylphosphine oxide. Wikipedia link: Georg Wittig, Wittig reaction Categories (topical): Chemical reactions, Organic chemistry Related terms: Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons reaction
    Sense id: en-Wittig_reaction-en-noun-r7II90ZA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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