Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

claisen condensation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.34 in modern English

Syllables: claisen -con-den-sa-tion
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A carbon–carbon bond-forming reaction that occurs between two esters or one ester and another carbonyl compound in the presence of a strong base, resulting in a β-keto ester or a β-diketone.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Discovered by German chemist Rainer Ludwig Claisen.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Claisen condensations (plural)

Questions

What does claisen condensation mean?: A carbon–carbon bond-forming reaction that occurs between two esters or one ester and another carbonyl compound in the presence of a strong base, resulting in a β-keto ester or a β-diketone.
Where does claisen condensation come from?: Discovered by German chemist Rainer Ludwig Claisen.

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