Darzens reaction
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Discovered in 1904 by Auguste George Darzens.
Noun
[edit]Darzens reaction (plural Darzens reactions)
- (organic chemistry) The chemical reaction of a ketone or aldehyde with an α-haloester in the presence of base to form an α,β-epoxy ester.