"Claisen rearrangement" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Claisen rearrangements [plural]
Etymology: Discovered by German chemist Rainer Ludwig Claisen. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Claisen rearrangement (plural Claisen rearrangements)
  1. (organic chemistry) 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. Wikipedia link: Claisen rearrangement Categories (topical): Chemical reactions, Organic chemistry

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