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cyclobenzannulation

cyclobenzannulation noun: the formation or expansion of a ring by the introduction of one or more fused benzene rings.

Noun

cyclobenzannulation (uncountable)

  1. The formation or expansion of a ring by the introduction of one or more fused benzene rings.
    • Scheme 1 Novel intermediates detected by XAS in a Au-catalysed cyclobenzannulation Hashmi and Bertagnolli also employed XAS to investigate the oxidation state of the gold catalyst in an Au-catalysed oxidative esterification.2015 June 18, Grant J Sherborne, Bao N Nguyen, “Recent XAS studies into Homogeneous metal catalyst in fine chemical and pharmaceutical syntheses”, in Chemistry Central Journal, volume 9, →DOI

Origin of cyclobenzannulation

From cyclo- + benzannulation.

Questions about cyclobenzannulation

What does cyclobenzannulation mean?
Cyclobenzannulation means the formation or expansion of a ring by the introduction of one or more fused benzene rings.
What part of speech is cyclobenzannulation?
Cyclobenzannulation is a noun.

Words near cyclobenzannulation in the dictionary

  1. cyclobakuchiol
  2. cyclobakuchiols
  3. cyclobarbital
  4. cyclobarbitol
  5. cyclobarbitone
  6. cyclobenzannulation
  7. cyclobenzaprine
  8. cyclobisintercalator
  9. cyclobisintercalators
  10. cyclobranchiate
  11. cyclobutadiene

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