Dieckmann reaction
noun
Dieck·mann reaction
variants or Dieckmann condensation
ˈdēkmən-,
-ˌmän-
: a base-catalyzed condensation of an open-chain dicarboxylic ester to form a cyclic keto ester (such as 2-keto-cyclopentane-carboxylic ester)
Word History
Etymology
after Walter Dieckmann †1925 German chemist