carbonylknoop
Carbonylknoop is a term used in organic chemistry to describe a specific type of intramolecular reaction. It refers to the cyclization of a molecule containing both a carbonyl group and a nucleophilic species capable of attacking that carbonyl. This attack leads to the formation of a new ring structure. The "carbonyl" part of the name highlights the electrophilic carbon atom of the carbonyl group, while "knoop" (German for knot) signifies the intramolecular nature of the reaction, where the molecule essentially ties itself into a knot.
These reactions are often driven by the formation of a stable ring system. The specific nucleophile can