Hunsdiecker reaction

Hunsdiecker reaction
Named after Heinz Hunsdiecker
Cläre Hunsdiecker
Alexander Borodin
Reaction type Substitution reaction
Identifiers
Organic Chemistry Portal hunsdiecker-reaction
RSC ontology ID RXNO:0000106

The Hunsdiecker reaction (also called the Borodin reaction or the Hunsdiecker–Borodin reaction) is a name reaction in organic chemistry whereby silver salts of carboxylic acids react with a halogen to produce an organic halide.[1] It is an example of both a decarboxylation and a halogenation reaction as the product has one fewer carbon atoms than the starting material (lost as carbon dioxide) and a halogen atom is introduced its place.[2][3] A catalytic approach has been developed.[4]

The Hunsdiecker reaction
  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference JJL was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Johnson1956 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Wilson1957 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Catalytic was invoked but never defined (see the help page).