Alpha cleavage

Alpha-cleavage (α-cleavage) in organic chemistry refers to the act of breaking the carbon-carbon bond[1] adjacent to the carbon bearing a specified functional group.[2]

  1. ^ Hathaway, Bruce A. (2005). Organic chemistry the easy way. Woodbury, N.Y: Barron's Educational Series. p. 315. ISBN 0-7641-2794-2.
  2. ^ "α-cleavage (alpha-cleavage)". IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology (Gold Book). IUPAC. Archived from the original on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-08.