Kulinkovich reaction

English

Etymology

Discovered by Oleg Kulinkovich and coworkers in 1989.

Noun

Kulinkovich reaction (plural Kulinkovich reactions)

  1. (organic chemistry) The organic synthesis of cyclopropanols via reaction of esters with dialkyldialkoxytitanium reagents, generated in situ from Grignard reagents bearing hydrogen in beta-position and titanium(IV) alkoxides such as titanium isopropoxide.