Etymology

Simmons-Smith reaction

Today it means: An organic cheletropic chemical reaction in which a carbenoid reacts with an alkene (or alkyne) to form a cyclopropane. Full definition →

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The story

After Howard Ensign Simmons, Jr. and R. D. Smith.

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