Alkylation is the introduction of an alkyl group into an organic compound by substitution or addition. The alkyl group...
Buchler Glossary
1,4-Addition (conjugate addition)
The Michael reaction is the conjugate 1,4-addition of a resonance stabilized carbanion (michael donor) to an activated α,β-unsaturated compound (michael acceptor).
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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...
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...