Chemists have been naming reactions after each other since about the early to mid 1800s. Nowadays, organic chemists in particular use them as a kind of shorthand. However, because the majority of name reactions honor white men, some organic chemists wonder if using these names is exclusionary. In the latest episode of Stereo Chemistry, we hear from a plethora of organic chemists on how reactions get named, who they’re named after, and whether the practice should stop.