Kornblum-DeLaMare rearrangement

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Kornblum-DeLaMare rearrangement (plural Kornblum-DeLaMare rearrangements)

  1. A rearrangement reaction in which a primary or secondary organic peroxide is converted to the corresponding ketone and alcohol under base catalysis; used as a tool in organic synthesis and in the biosynthesis of prostaglandins.