Named after Jay Kochi Organic Chemistry Portal kochi-reaction | Reaction type Substitution reaction | |
The Kochi reaction is an organic reaction for the decarboxylation of carboxylic acids to alkyl halides with lead tetraacetate and a lithium chloride or other lithium salts.
The reaction is a variation of the Hunsdiecker reaction.
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