Diels-Alder reaction
dər noun Chemistry.
the reaction in which a conjugated diene combines with a double or triple bond of a given compound to form a ring of six carbon atoms.
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| —n | |
| chem a type of chemical reaction in which one organic compound containing conjugated double bonds adds to another containing an ethylenic bond to form a product containing a ring | |
| [C20: named after Otto Diels (1876--1954) and Kurt Alder (1902--58), German chemists] | |
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