ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Disrotatory

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Disrotatory is an adjective meaning (organic chemistry) Describing an electrocyclic reaction in which the substituents at the interacting termini of the conjugated system rotate in opposite senses.

Meaning

(organic chemistry) Describing an electrocyclic reaction in which the substituents at the interacting termini of the conjugated system rotate in opposite senses.

Synonyms for disrotatory

Depending on context, synonyms include suprafacial.

Antonyms for disrotatory

Common opposites include conrotatory.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include conrotatory, disrotary, conrotary, electrocyclic, dyotropic, cyclative.

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