Meanings
plural Sonogashira couplings
- countableuncountablechemistryA 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.
Synonyms: Sonogashira reaction
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA 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.
Origin
Named after the inventor, Japanese chemist Kenkichi Sonogashira.
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