Guerbet reaction

The Guerbet reaction, named after Marcel Guerbet (1861–1938), is an organic reaction that converts a primary alcohol into its β-alkylated dimer alcohol with loss of one equivalent of water. The process is of interest because it converts small chain alcohols into larger alcohols. Its main disadvantage is that the reaction produces a mixture of products.

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