Ivanov reaction
The Ivanov reaction is the
organic chemist, Academician Dimitar Ivanov
, who discovered it.
Ivanov reagents (dianions of aryl acetic acids) react with many electrophiles, including
alkyl halides.[5]
The product does not usually spontaneously decarboxylate, but it is possible with some reagents.
The Ivanov reaction is known to proceed through the
Zimmerman-Traxler model transition state[6]. Toulec et al. have investigated the reaction rates and kinetics.[7]