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Named after the inventor, Japanese chemist Kenkichi Sonogashira.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sonogashira coupling
Today it means: A crosscoupling reaction used in organic synthesis to form carbon–carbon bonds. It employs a palladium catalyst as well as copper co-catalyst to form a carbon–carbon bond between a terminal alkyne and an aryl or vinyl halide. Full definition →