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diels-alder reaction

\\ˈdēlˈsäldə(r)-\ noun

Usage: usually capitalized D&A

Etymology: after Otto Diels died 1954 & Kurt Alder died 1958 German chemists

: an addition reaction in which a diene unites with the double or triple bond of an unsaturated compound to form a 6-membered ring (as in tetrahydro-phthalic anhydride)

Useful english dictionary. 2012.