Skattebøl rearrangement

noun

A reaction that converts a geminal dihalo cyclopropane to an allene using an organolithium base.

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Meanings

nounSkattebøl rearrangement (countable and uncountable, plural Skattebøl rearrangements)

plural Skattebøl rearrangements

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA reaction that converts a geminal dihalo cyclopropane to an allene using an organolithium base.

Origin

Named after its discoverer, Lars Skattebøl of the University of Oslo.

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APA

Skattebøl rearrangement. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Skatteb%C3%B8l%20rearrangement

MLA

“Skattebøl rearrangement.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Skatteb%C3%B8l%20rearrangement. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Skattebøl rearrangement,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Skatteb%C3%B8l%20rearrangement.

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