Suzuki reaction

noun

The organic reaction of an aryl- or vinyl-boronic acid with an aryl- or vinyl-halide or pseudohalide, such as triflates, catalyzed by a palladium(0) complex, widely used to synthesize polyolefins, styrenes, and substituted biphenyls.

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Miyaura-Suzuki reactionSuzuki couplingSuzuki-Miyaura reaction
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Meanings

nounSuzuki reaction (plural Suzuki reactions)

plural Suzuki reactions

  1. chemistryThe organic reaction of an aryl- or vinyl-boronic acid with an aryl- or vinyl-halide or pseudohalide, such as triflates, catalyzed by a palladium(0) complex, widely used to synthesize polyolefins, styrenes, and substituted biphenyls.

    Synonyms: Miyaura-Suzuki reaction, Suzuki coupling, Suzuki-Miyaura reaction

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe organic reaction of an aryl- or vinyl-boronic acid with an aryl- or vinyl-halide or pseudohalide, such as triflates, catalyzed by a palladium(0) complex, widely used to synthesize polyolefins, styrenes, and substituted biphenyls.

Similar
Miyaura-Suzuki reactionSuzuki couplingSuzuki-Miyaura reaction
Also see
suzuki coupling

Origin

Named for the discoverer, Akira Suzuki.

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Translations

Turkish Suzuki tepkimesi
  • Suzuki tepkimesiorganic reaction
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“Suzuki reaction.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Suzuki%20reaction. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Suzuki reaction,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Suzuki%20reaction.

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