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binaphthol

binaphthol noun: any of several phenols derived from binaphthalene, but especially 1,1'-bi-2-naphthol used in asymmetric synthesis.

Noun

binaphthol (plural binaphthols)

  1. Any of several phenols derived from binaphthalene, but especially 1,1'-bi-2-naphthol used in asymmetric synthesis

Forms of binaphthol

pluralbinaphthols

Origin of binaphthol

From bi- + naphthol.

Words formed from binaphthol

Questions about binaphthol

What does binaphthol mean?
Binaphthol means any of several phenols derived from binaphthalene, but especially 1,1'-bi-2-naphthol used in asymmetric synthesis.
What part of speech is binaphthol?
Binaphthol is a noun.
What is the plural of binaphthol?
The plural of binaphthol is binaphthols.

Words near binaphthol in the dictionary

  1. binangles
  2. Binangonan
  3. binapacryl
  4. binaphthalene
  5. binaphthalenes
  6. binaphthol
  7. binaphtholate
  8. binaphtholates
  9. binaphthols
  10. binaphthoquinone
  11. binaphthoquinones

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