The “Davis-Beirut Reaction” discovered by Professors Mark Kurth and Makhlouf Haddadin, the former of UC Davis, the latter of the American University of Beirut, instead of attaching their names to the chemical reaction, chose to name it after the cities of Davis and Beirut.
Source: Jones, D. (2013, August 30). 'Davis-Beirut Reaction': Town recognizes gown, and vice versa. UC Davis. Retrieved from https://www.ucdavis.edu/news/%E2%80%98davis-beirut-reaction%E2%80%99-town-recognizes-gown-and-vice-versa
Professors Haddadin and Kurth have published around 20 papers on this chemistry starting in 2005. In their eighth paper published in 2011, 'Davis-Beirut' name was used as the name of the reaction recognizing the international collaboration between the two scientists.
Source: Lopez, A. (2022, September 27). In memoriam: UC Davis collaborator Professor Makhlouf J. Haddadin. UC Davis. Retrieved from https://chemistry.ucdavis.edu/news/memoriam-uc-davis-collaborator-professor-makhlouf-j-haddadin
