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Named after chemists Anthony B. Baylis and Melville E. D. Hillman.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A carbon-carbon bond-forming reaction between an activated alkene and a carbon electrophile in the presence of a nucleophilic catalyst, such as a tertiary amine or phosphine. Full definition →
Named after chemists Anthony B. Baylis and Melville E. D. Hillman.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.