Cope rearrangement

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

Cope rearrangement Cope rearrangements

Etymology

From American chemist Arthur C. Cope.

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