Talk:Homologation reaction

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[edit] Integration of homologization definition

I think that the Encyclopedia of Inorganic Chemistry definition and the definition that was given for "homologization" should be reconciled. Clearly the term is most often applied to the lengthening of carbon chains by adding methylene units, but it is also applied when the number of other repeat units is increased, such as in the Kiliani-Fischer synthesis.

Homologization is any chemical process converting one member of a homologues series to the next. For example the reaction of aldehydes and ketones with diazomethane or methoxymethylenetriphenylphosphine effectively inserts a methylene unit in the hydrocarbon chain and the reaction product is the next homologue. Chain homologization in sugars occurs in the Kiliani-Fischer synthesis.

Any suggestions for wording? M stone 16:57, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

I think homologization is a relatively uncommon variant of homologation. Google books gives only 15 results for homologization carbon, while it gives 562 for homologation carbon (the latter gives some false positives, but the conclusion doesn't change). --Itub 07:49, 9 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Seyferth-Gilbert

I split the original line into two:

This is because I read the S-G article and it didn't seem to imply a link with the latter. --Rifleman 82 03:13, 7 July 2007 (UTC)