DIECKMANN REACTION


Meaning of DIECKMANN REACTION in English

noun

or dieckmann condensation ˈdēkmən-, -ˌmän-

Usage: usually capitalized D

Etymology: after Walter Dieckmann died 1925 German chemist

: a base-catalyzed condensation of an open-chain dicarboxylic ester to form a cyclic keto ester (as 2-keto-cyclopentane-carboxylic ester)

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