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Named after U. Weiss and his student J. M. Cook.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Weiss-Cook reaction
Today it means: 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. Full definition →