Kulinkovich reaction
English
Etymology
Discovered by Oleg Kulinkovich and coworkers in 1989.
Noun
Kulinkovich reaction (plural Kulinkovich reactions)
- (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.