The Wolff rearrangement is an organic reaction used to convert an α-diazo ketone to a ketene using a silver oxide catalyst, light, or thermal conditions. 4-Methyl-2-phenyl-1H-imidazole supplier D-Glucal manufacturer The mechanism of the Wolff rearrangement is essentially one step which is initiated by the catalyst. The reaction involves a 1,2-shift to form the ketene product and release a molecule of nitrogen gas. Subsequent attacks by nucleophiles to the ketene formed are also considered Wolff rearrangement. [1]
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Wolff, L.; Krüche, R. Justus Liebigs Ann. Chem. 1912, 394, 23–59.
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