Lombardo methylenation | |
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Named after | Luciano Lombardo |
Reaction type | Organic redox reaction |
Inorganic chemistry, the Lombardo methylenation is a name reaction that allows for the methylenation of carbonyl compounds with the use of Lombardo's reagent, which is a mix of zinc, dibromomethane, and titanium tetrachloride.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
The Lombardo methylenation has been used in the total synthesis of tetrodotoxin[8] and hirustene.[9][10]
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