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Weiss-Cook reaction

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Etymology

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Named after U. Weiss and his student J. M. Cook.

Proper noun

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the Weiss-Cook reaction

  1. (organic chemistry) The 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.
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