allylic rearrangement

English

Noun

allylic rearrangement (countable and uncountable, plural allylic rearrangements)

  1. (organic chemistry) An organic reaction in which the double bond in an allyl chemical compound shifts to the next carbon atom, encountered in nucleophilic substitution.
    Synonym: allylic shift
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