MICHAEL REACTION


Meaning of MICHAEL REACTION in English

ˈmīkəl- noun

or michael condensation

Usage: usually capitalized M

Etymology: after Arthur Michael died 1942 American chemist

: the addition of a sodium enolate (as the sodium derivative of ethyl malonate) to the double bond of an alpha, beta-unsaturated ester (as ethyl cinnamate) or ketone

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