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carbenoid

carbenoid adjective: characteristic of a carbene.

Adjective

carbenoid (comparative more carbenoid, superlative most carbenoid)

  1. characteristic of a carbene

Noun

carbenoid (plural carbenoids)

  1. any molecular entity having the characteristics of a carbene or acting as a source of carbenes
    • The combination of an electron-withdrawing (EWG) and an electrondonating substituent (EDG) on the carbenoid appears to be the crucial requirement for high diastereoselectivity and enantioselectivity when the rhodium(II) prolinate system is used.Aldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4 (pdf) from Sigma-Aldrich (referring to a carbon atom with a diazo group, which departs as nitrogen leaving a carbene that reacts with another reagent)

Forms of carbenoid

Adjective
comparativemore carbenoid
superlativemost carbenoid
Noun
pluralcarbenoids

Origin of carbenoid

From carbene + -oid.

Words formed from carbenoid

Questions about carbenoid

What does carbenoid mean?
Carbenoid means characteristic of a carbene.
What part of speech is carbenoid?
Carbenoid can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near carbenoid in the dictionary

  1. carbenicillinases
  2. carbenium
  3. carbenium ion
  4. carbenium ions
  5. carbeniums
  6. carbenoid
  7. carbenoids
  8. carbenoxalone
  9. carbenoxelone
  10. carbenoxolone
  11. carbenzide

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