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Claisen condensation
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English
Etymology
Discovered by German chemist Rainer Ludwig Claisen.
Noun
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en organic chemistry A carbon–carbon bond-forming reaction that occurs between two esters or one ester and another carbonyl compound in the presence of a strong base, resulting in a β-keto ester or a β-diketone.
en eponyms
en Chemical reactions