# McCormack reaction

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A method for the synthesis of organophosphorus compounds by combining a 1,3-diene and a source of R₂P+ to give a phospholenium cation.

## Etymology
Named after W. B. McCormack, a research chemist at duPont.

## Source
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