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Cope rearrangement

Cope rearrangement noun: the (normally reversible) thermal isomerization of a 1,5-diene to yield a more stable regioisomer.

Noun

Cope rearrangement (plural Cope rearrangements)

  1. The (normally reversible) thermal isomerization of a 1,5-diene to yield a more stable regioisomer

Forms of Cope rearrangement

pluralCope rearrangements

Origin of Cope rearrangement

From American chemist Arthur C. Cope.

Questions about Cope rearrangement

What does Cope rearrangement mean?
Cope rearrangement means the (normally reversible) thermal isomerization of a 1,5-diene to yield a more stable regioisomer.
What part of speech is Cope rearrangement?
Cope rearrangement is a noun.
What is the plural of Cope rearrangement?
The plural of Cope rearrangement is Cope rearrangements.

Words near Cope rearrangement in the dictionary

  1. cope cage
  2. cope cages
  3. cope chisel
  4. cope chisels
  5. Cope Cope
  6. Cope rearrangement
  7. Cope rearrangements
  8. cope with
  9. Cope's law
  10. Cope's rule
  11. copeck

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