Weiss-Cook reaction (English, name)
expansion: the Weiss-Cook reaction
Senses:
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: The synthesis of cis-bicyclo[3.3.0]octane-3,7-dione employing an acetonedicarboxylic acid ester and a diacyl (1,2 ketone); it operates in the same way as the Knoevenagel condensation.
Forms:
form: the Weiss-Cook reaction
tags: canonical