Cascade reaction

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A cascade reaction, also known as a domino reaction or tandem reaction, is a chemical process that comprises at least two consecutive reactions such that each subsequent reaction occurs only in virtue of the chemical functionality formed in the previous step[1].

References

  1. Tietze, L. F.; Beifuss, U. Angew. Chemie Int. Ed. 1993, 32, 131–163