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A Survey of Favorskii Rearrangement Mechanisms: Influence of the Nature and Strain of the Skeleton

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The rearrangement of α-haloketones under basic conditions was discovered by Favorskii in 1892.1This reaction, which can be fairly useful in synthetic processes, has been reviewed in several articles.2

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Baretta, A., Waegell, B. (1982). A Survey of Favorskii Rearrangement Mechanisms: Influence of the Nature and Strain of the Skeleton. In: Abramovitch, R.A. (eds) Reactive Intermediates. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-3192-6_6

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