emäskatalysoidusti
Emäskatalysoidusti is a Finnish adverb describing the manner in which a chemical reaction proceeds when it is catalyzed by a base. It is the adverbial form of emäskatalysoida, which means to catalyze a reaction with a base rather than with an acid or a metal catalyst. In practice, base catalysis involves deprotonation or nucleophilic activation of substrates by basic species such as hydroxide, alkoxides, amines, or carbonates, enabling various transformation pathways.
Reactions that are described as emäskatalysoidusti often rely on the formation of reactive anionic intermediates, such
Common examples of emäskatalysoidusti transformations include aldol reactions and Knoevenagel condensations, as well as various base-promoted