Saturday, 15 June 2013

Claisen Rearrangement

The Claisen rearrangement, not to be confused with the Claisen condensation, is the conversion of an allyl phenyl ether into an ortho allylphenol at very high temperature.
eg:


mechanism:  The Claisen rearrangement is a pericyclic reaction.


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