Wagner–Meerwein rearrangement

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Summary

Wagner–Meerwein rearrangement is an eponymous chemical reaction[1]. It draws 405 Wikipedia views per month (eponymous_chemical_reaction category, ranking #40 of 308).[2]

Key Facts

  • Wagner–Meerwein rearrangement's instance of is recorded as eponymous chemical reaction[3].
  • Yegor Wagner is named after Wagner–Meerwein rearrangement[4].
  • Hans Meerwein is named after Wagner–Meerwein rearrangement[5].
  • Wagner–Meerwein rearrangement is a type of 1,2-rearrangement[6].
  • Wagner–Meerwein rearrangement's Commons category is recorded as Wagner-Meerwein rearrangement[7].

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Definition and Type

Wagner–Meerwein rearrangement's instance of is recorded as eponymous chemical reaction[3]. It is a type of 1,2-rearrangement[6].

Origins

Things named after include Yegor Wagner[4], a chemist[8], 1849–1903[9], of Russian Empire[10], specialised in chemistry[11] and Hans Meerwein[5], a chemist[12], 1879–1965[13], of Germany[14], awarded the Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[15].

Why It Matters

Wagner–Meerwein rearrangement draws 405 Wikipedia views per month (eponymous_chemical_reaction category, ranking #40 of 308).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [11] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [12] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [13] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [14] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [15] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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