Meanings
proper nounthe Weiss-Cook reaction
- chemistryThe 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.
Origin
Named after U. Weiss and his student J. M. Cook.
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