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Paul von Ragué Schleyer Created 2026-10-20 Updated 2026-11-05
Paul von Ragué Schleyer developed a short preparation of adamantane, a cage-shaped hydrocarbon, and became a major contributor to computational chemistry. His 1957 report illustrates how rearrangement reaction can turn a different carbon skeleton into a highly symmetrical cage.[ref]
A Simple Preparation of Adamantane by Paul von Ragué Schleyer. A Simple Preparation of Adamantane, 1957; institutional biography, Princeton Chemistry
Portrait of Paul von Ragué Schleyer
. Leo Radom, photograph of Paul von Ragué Schleyer in 1987; donated for WATOC use. CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Source.
Rearrangement reaction Created 2026-10-20 Updated 2026-11-05
A rearrangement reaction changes the connectivity of a molecule by moving atoms or groups within its framework. Its product is a constitutional isomer when the overall molecular formula is unchanged, although rearrangements can also occur as steps within a larger reaction.
A carbocation may undergo a hydride or alkyl shift that relocates its positive charge and changes the carbon skeleton. Rearrangements can also be concerted, without a free carbocation intermediate. Identifying which bonds break and form is therefore more informative than treating every rearrangement as the same mechanism.