Meyer–Schuster rearrangement
| Meyer–Schuster rearrangement | |
|---|---|
| Named after | Kurt Heinrich Meyer Kurt Schuster |
| Reaction type | Rearrangement reaction |
| Identifiers | |
| RSC ontology ID | RXNO:0000476 |
The Meyer–Schuster rearrangement is the chemical reaction described as an acid-catalyzed rearrangement of secondary and tertiary propargyl alcohols to α,β-unsaturated ketones if the alkyne group is internal and α,β-unsaturated aldehydes if the alkyne group is terminal.