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Claisen rearrangement

Claisen rearrangement noun: a powerful carbon–carbon bond-forming chemical reaction, in which the heating of an allyl vinyl ether initiates a [3,3]-sigmatropic rearrangement to give a γ,δ-unsaturated carbonyl.

Noun

Claisen rearrangement (plural Claisen rearrangements)

  1. A powerful carbon–carbon bond-forming chemical reaction, in which the heating of an allyl vinyl ether initiates a [3,3]-sigmatropic rearrangement to give a γ,δ-unsaturated carbonyl.

Forms of Claisen rearrangement

pluralClaisen rearrangements

Origin of Claisen rearrangement

Discovered by German chemist Rainer Ludwig Claisen.

Questions about Claisen rearrangement

What does Claisen rearrangement mean?
Claisen rearrangement means a powerful carbon–carbon bond-forming chemical reaction, in which the heating of an allyl vinyl ether initiates a [3,3]-sigmatropic rearrangement to give a γ,δ-unsaturated carbonyl.
What part of speech is Claisen rearrangement?
Claisen rearrangement is a noun.
What is the plural of Claisen rearrangement?
The plural of Claisen rearrangement is Claisen rearrangements.

Words near Claisen rearrangement in the dictionary

  1. Claisen adapters
  2. Claisen condensation
  3. Claisen condensations
  4. Claisen flask
  5. Claisen flasks
  6. Claisen rearrangement
  7. Claisen rearrangements
  8. CLAIT
  9. clake
  10. clakes
  11. Clallam

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