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The '''Cope rearrangement''' is an extensively studied [[organic reaction]] involving the [[sigmatropic rearrangement|[3,3]-sigmatropic rearrangement]] of 1,5-dienes.<ref>[[Arthur C. Cope]]; Elizabeth M. Hardy; ''[[J. Am. Chem. Soc.]]'' '''1940''', ''62'', 441.</ref><ref>Rhoads, S. J.; Raulins, N. R.; ''Org. React.'' '''1975''', ''22'', 1–252. (Review)</ref><ref>Hill, R. K.; ''Compr. Org. Synth.'' '''1991''', ''5'', 785–826.</ref><ref>Wilson, S. R.; ''Org. React.'' '''1993''', ''43'', 93–250. (Review)</ref> It was developed by [[Arthur C. Cope]] and [[Elizabeth Hardy (chemist)|Elizabeth Hardy]]. For example, 3-methyl-hexa-1,5-diene heated to 300&nbsp;°C yields hepta-1,5-diene.

[[File:Cope Rearrangement Scheme.png|center|400px|The Cope rearrangement of 3-methyl-hexa-1,5-diene]]