Wagner rearrangement
noun
Wag·ner rearrangement
ˈvägnə(r)-
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or Wagner-Meerwein rearrangement
-ˈmerˌvīn-
: a reaction that is applicable especially to organic compounds containing a neopentyl or similar grouping, that is thought to proceed by way of a carbonium ion, and that involves change of the carbon skeleton (as from pinene to bornyl chloride by hydrogen chloride, from neopentyl iodide to tert-amyl acetate by silver acetate, or from methyl-tert-butyl-carbinol to tetramethyl-ethylene by acids) compare pinacolone
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“Wagner rearrangement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Wagner%20rearrangement. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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