Buchler Glossary

1,2-addition

1,2-addition is a type of organic chemical reaction that involves the addition of functional groups to the 1st and 2nd...

Aldol Reaction

The aldol reaction unites two carbonyl compounds to form a β-hydroxy-carbonyl product, where one carbonyl compound...

Alkylation

Alkylation is the introduction of an alkyl group into an organic compound by substitution or addition. The alkyl group...

Alkynylation

Alkynylation is an addition reaction in organic synthesis where a terminal alkyne adds to a carbonyl group to form an...

Allylsilylation

An Allylsilylation is performed between allylsilanes and aldehydes furnishes homo allyl alcohols. Using Cinchona...

Amination

Amination is the process by which an amine group is introduced into an organic molecule. This type of reaction is...

Aminohydroxylation

The Sharpless Aminohydroxylation allows the syn-selective preparation of 1,2-amino alcohols by reaction of alkenes...

Aromatic System

Any hydrocarbon or heterocycle with 4n+2 electrons in a fully conjugated cyclic π system is considered to be an...

Arylation

Any reaction that involves the addition of one or more aryl groups. Examples for arylations are Cross Coupling...

Azidation

Azidation is any reaction that results in the formation of an azide.

Bargellini Reaction

The original reaction (1906) was a mixture of the reagents phenol, chloroform, and acetone in the presence of a sodium...

Barton-Zard Reaction

The Barton–Zard reaction is a route to pyrrole derivatives via the reaction of a nitroalkene with an α-isocyanoacetate...

Betti Reaction

The three-component reaction of aldehydes, primary aromatic amines, and phenols to produce α-aminobenzylphenols is...

Biaryls

Biaryl compounds with axial chirality are very common in synthetic chemistry, especially in catalysis. Axially chiral...

Bromination

Bromination is a chemical reaction involving the reaction of a compound and bromine. Finally bromine is being added to...

Cascade Reaction

A cascade reaction, also known as a domino reaction or tandem reaction, is a chemical process that comprises at least...

Chiral Ligand

A chiral ligand is a specially adapted ligand used for asymmetric synthesis. This ligand is an enantiopure organic...

Chiral Screening Kit

The Buchler chiral screening kit contains a set of slightly different Cinchona alkaloids in very high chemical purity....