What does bicyclic mean?
Bicyclic means Having two cycles..
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Having two cycles..
[…] substitution of a carboxylate would be expected to destabilize the dritterionic mesomer that contributes to the singlet valence bond description as the benzyne geometry becomes more bicyclic.
These geometries are almost reversed in the triplets. The 1,3-borazyne (III) shows more bicyclic character than the corresponding m-benzyne
On the basis of a comparison of calculated and measured IR data, the 2 B 2 state could undoubtedly be discarded in favor of a more bicyclic geometry
Use bicyclic when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Bicyclic means Having two cycles..
Common synonyms include cyclic.
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[…] substitution of a carboxylate would be expected to destabilize the dritterionic mesomer that contributes to the singlet valence bond description as the benzyne geometry becomes more bicyclic.
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