Woodward cis-hydroxylation

Woodward cis-hydroxylation
Named after Robert Burns Woodward
Reaction type addition reaction
Identifiers
Organic Chemistry Portal woodward-reaction

The Woodward cis-hydroxylation (also known as the Woodward reaction) is the chemical reaction of alkenes with iodine and silver acetate in wet acetic acid to form cis-diols.(conversion of olefin into cis-diol)

The reaction is named after its discoverer, Robert Burns Woodward.

This reaction has found application in steroid synthesis.

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