Darzens reaction

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The chemical reaction of a ketone or aldehyde with an α-haloester in the presence of base to form an α,β-epoxy ester.

Word forms

Darzens reaction Darzens reactions

Etymology

Discovered in 1904 by Auguste George Darzens.

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