Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons reaction
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
In 1958, Leopold Horner published a modified Wittig reaction using phosphonate-stabilized carbanions. William S. Wadsworth and William D. Emmons further defined the reaction.
Noun[edit]
Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons reaction (plural Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons reactions)
- A chemical reaction used in organic chemistry of stabilized phosphonate carbanions with aldehydes (or ketones) to produce predominantly E-alkenes.
Alternative forms[edit]
- HWE reaction (initialism)