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Meaning of Heck reaction | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The reaction of an unsaturated halide (or triflate) with an alkene in the presence of a base and a palladium catalyst to form a substituted alkene.

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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heck-box Heckard Heckart Heckathorn Hecke Hecke algebra

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