The Claisen condensation is a fundamental organic reaction that involves the formation of a carbon-carbon bond between two ester molecules or one ester and one other carbonyl compound, typically an aldehyde or a ketone. It is named after the German chemist Ludwig Claisen, who first described the reaction in 1887.
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