Icilio Guareschi and his amazing "1897 reaction".
Guareschi
history of chemistry
hydrocarbons
name reactions
pyridine
Journal
Beilstein journal of organic chemistry
ISSN: 1860-5397
Titre abrégé: Beilstein J Org Chem
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 101250746
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2021
2021
Historique:
received:
02
02
2021
accepted:
04
05
2021
entrez:
17
6
2021
pubmed:
18
6
2021
medline:
18
6
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Organic chemistry honors Icilio Guareschi (1847-1918) with three eponymic reactions, the best known ones being the Guareschi synthesis of pyridones and the Guareschi-Lustgarten reaction. A third Guareschi reaction, the so-called "Guareschi 1897 reaction", is one of the most unusual reactions in organic chemistry, involving the radical-mediated paradoxical aerobic generation of hydrocarbons in near-neutral water solution. A discussion of the mechanism of this amazing reaction, the only metal-free process that generates hydrocarbons, and the implications of the approach in biology and geosciences mirrors the multifaceted scientific personality of the discoverer. Thus, Guareschi's eclectic range of activities spans a surprising variety of topics, overcoming the boundaries of the traditional partition of chemistry into organic, inorganic, and analytical branches and systematically crosses the divide between pure and applied science as well as between the history of chemistry and the personal contributions to its development.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34136013
doi: 10.3762/bjoc.17.93
pmc: PMC8182683
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Langues
eng
Pagination
1335-1351Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2021, Tron et al.
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