##  [Pericyclic Reaction](/pericyclic-reaction) 

  ##  [Pericyclic Reaction](https://natural.quantumdictionary.io/pericyclic-reaction-0) 

  

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Definition

A class of organic reactions that proceed through a single, concerted transition state in which bonding electrons are reorganized around a closed loop (cyclic redistribution) without discrete intermediates.