Wulff-Dötz reaction

English

Etymology

First discovered by the German chemist Karl Heinz Dötz (born 1943) and extensively developed by Dötz’s and the American chemist William Wulff’s (born 1949) groups at Michigan State University.

Noun

Wulff-Dötz reaction (plural Wulff-Dötz reactions)

  1. The chemical reaction of an aromatic or vinylic alkoxy pentacarbonyl chromium carbene complex with an alkyne and carbon monoxide to give a Cr(CO)3-coordinated substituted phenol.
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