Claisen condensation
= Claisen condensation
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<carbon> acylation of an <ester> <enolate> followed by <deprotonation> of the beta-dicarbonyl product. <ketone>-<enolate acylation> by an <acid (chemistry)> <chloride> is a closely related acyl-substitution strategy, although it is not the classical <ester> self-condensation.