Meanings
nounCope rearrangement (plural Cope rearrangements)
plural Cope rearrangements
- chemistryThe (normally reversible) thermal isomerization of a 1,5-diene to yield a more stable regioisomer
Origin
From American chemist Arthur C. Cope.
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