The Dieckmann condensation^[1][2][3] is the chemical reaction of diesters with base to give β-ketoesters.^[4][5] A chemical reaction is a process that results in the interconversion of chemical substances [1]. The substance or substances initially involved in a chemical reaction are called reactants. ... General formula of a carboxylate ester. ...

References

1. ↑  Dieckmann, W. Ber. 1894, 27, 102 & 965.
2. ↑  Dieckmann, W. Ber. 1900, 33, 595 & 2670.
3. ↑  Dieckmann, W. Ann. 1901, 317, 51 & 93.
4. ↑  Schaefer, J. P.; Bloomfield, J. J. Org. React. 1967, 15, 1-203. (Review)
5. ↑  Davis, B. R.; Garrett, P. J. Comp. Org. Syn. 1991, 2, 806-829. (Review)

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See also

• Claisen condensation
• Gabriel-Colman rearrangement