Heck reaction

== English == === Etymology === Named after Richard F. Heck, who with others received the 2010 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for its discovery and development. === Noun === Heck reaction (plural Heck reactions) (organic chemistry) The reaction of an unsaturated halide (or triflate) with an alkene in the presence of a base and a palladium catalyst to form a substituted alkene. Synonym: Mizoroki-Heck reaction