organic chemistry sucks
Allow me to quote my textbook:
"This transformation is an example of the Lobry de Bruyn-Alberda van Ekenstein reaction, named for two Dutch chemists, Cornelius Adriaan van Troostenbery Lobry de Bruyn (1857-1904) and Willem Alberda van Ekenstein (1858-1907)."
What?? WHY?!?
"This transformation is an example of the Lobry de Bruyn-Alberda van Ekenstein reaction, named for two Dutch chemists, Cornelius Adriaan van Troostenbery Lobry de Bruyn (1857-1904) and Willem Alberda van Ekenstein (1858-1907)."
What?? WHY?!?
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They should have called it a 'van-van' reaction.
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