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biaryl

biaryl noun: any compound containing a substructure that is an assembly of two aromatic rings or aryl groups, if joined by a single bond.

Noun

biaryl (plural biaryls)

  1. Any compound containing a substructure that is an assembly of two aromatic rings or aryl groups, if joined by a single bond.
    • Copper is the most ancient transition metal used for the synthesis of biaryls and it is still employed nowadays. This part will deal with recent developments in aryl-aryl bond formation using copper derivatives as reagents or catalysts.2002, J Hassan, M Se ́vignon, C Gozzi, E Schulz & M Lemaire* (2002) "Aryl−Aryl Bond Formation One Century after the Discovery of the Ullmann Reaction," Chem. Rev. 102:1359−1469, esp. 1362

Adjective

biaryl (not comparable)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) Of or pertaining to a compound containing an assembly or substructure of two aromatic rings or aryl groups, if joined by a single bond.

Forms of biaryl

pluralbiaryls

Origin of biaryl

From bi- + aryl.

Questions about biaryl

What does biaryl mean?
Biaryl means any compound containing a substructure that is an assembly of two aromatic rings or aryl groups, if joined by a single bond.
What part of speech is biaryl?
Biaryl can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of biaryl?
The plural of biaryl is biaryls.

Words near biaryl in the dictionary

  1. biarticular
  2. biarticularity
  3. biarticulars
  4. biarticulate
  5. biarticulated
  6. biaryl
  7. biaryls
  8. bias
  9. bias binding
  10. bias distortion
  11. bias distortions

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