Walter Abraham Jacobs
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Walter Abraham Jacobs was an American chemist who discovered the Gould-Jacobs reaction
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Gould-Jacobs reaction
The Gould-Jacobs reaction is an organic synthesis for the preparation of quinolines. In this reaction aniline or an aniline derivative first reacts with malonic acid derivative ethyl ethoxymethylenemalonate with substitution of the ethoxy group by nitrogen. A benzannulation takes place by...
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