Cope rearrangement

English

Etymology

From American chemist Arthur C. Cope.

Noun

Cope rearrangement (plural Cope rearrangements)

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