ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Cyclopropanation

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Cyclopropanation is a noun meaning (organic chemistry) Any reaction that introduces a cyclopropane ring into a compound.

Meaning

(organic chemistry) Any reaction that introduces a cyclopropane ring into a compound.

Example Sentences

Aldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4 (pdf) from Sigma-Aldrich In summary, the cyclopropanation reaction of rhodium-stabilized vinylcarbenoids has great utility since it is highly diastereoselective, and the resulting vinylcyclopropanes are versatile synthetic intermediates.

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Related Words

Related dictionary entries include cyclopropenation, cyclopropannulation, cyclopropanol, cyclopropanetrione, cyclopropyl, cyclopolymerization.

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