Wagner-Meerwein rearrangement

noun

Any of a class of carbocation 1,2-rearrangement reactions in which a hydrogen, alkyl or aryl group migrates from one carbon to a neighbouring carbon.

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Meanings

nounWagner-Meerwein rearrangement (plural Wagner-Meerwein rearrangements)

plural Wagner-Meerwein rearrangements

  1. chemistryAny of a class of carbocation 1,2-rearrangement reactions in which a hydrogen, alkyl or aryl group migrates from one carbon to a neighbouring carbon.

Origin

Named after the Russian chemist Georg Wagner (Yegor Yegorovich Vagner), and Hans Meerwein.

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Wagner-Meerwein rearrangement. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wagner-Meerwein%20rearrangement

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