The Dieckmann condensation is the intramolecular chemical reaction of diesters with base to give β-ketoesters. It is named after the German chemist Walter Dieckmann (1869–1925). The equivalent intermo...The Dieckmann condensation is the intramolecular chemical reaction of diesters with base to give β-ketoesters. It is named after the German chemist Walter Dieckmann (1869–1925). The equivalent intermolecular reaction is the Claisen condensation.
Acids in which there are two carboxyl groups separated by a chain of more than five carbon atoms (n>5) for the most part have unexceptional properties, and the carboxyl groups behave more or less ind...Acids in which there are two carboxyl groups separated by a chain of more than five carbon atoms (n>5) for the most part have unexceptional properties, and the carboxyl groups behave more or less independently of one another. However, when the carboxyl groups are closer together the possibilities for interaction increase; we shall be interested primarily in such acids.
