Mitsunobu reaction

noun

An organic reaction that converts an alcohol into a variety of functional groups, such as an ester, using triphenylphosphine and an azodicarboxylate.

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Meanings

nounMitsunobu reaction (plural Mitsunobu reactions)

plural Mitsunobu reactions

  1. chemistryAn organic reaction that converts an alcohol into a variety of functional groups, such as an ester, using triphenylphosphine and an azodicarboxylate.

Origin

After its discoverer, Oyo Mitsunobu (1934–2003).

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Mitsunobu reaction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mitsunobu%20reaction

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