Wolff rearrangement

English

Etymology

For the German chemist Ludwig Wolff

Noun

Wolff rearrangement (plural Wolff rearrangements)

  1. (organic chemistry) A reaction in which an α-diazocarbonyl compound is converted into a ketene and then into a variety of other compounds
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