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Simmons-Smith reaction

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  • noun chemistry An organic cheletropic chemical reaction in which a carbenoid reacts with an alkene (or alkyne) to form a cyclopropane.

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After Howard Ensign Simmons, Jr. and R. D. Smith.

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