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cycloheptadiene

cycloheptadiene noun: any of several isomeric unsaturated alicyclic hydrocarbons having seven carbon atoms and two double bonds; any derivative of such compound.

Noun

cycloheptadiene (plural cycloheptadienes)

  1. Any of several isomeric unsaturated alicyclic hydrocarbons having seven carbon atoms and two double bonds; any derivative of such compound
    • Aldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4 (pdf) from Sigma-Aldrich
      Decomposition of 4 in the presence of cis-piperylene at room temperature results in the stereocontrolled formation of trans-cycloheptadiene 27 in 90% ee (96% ee at -78 °C).

Forms of cycloheptadiene

pluralcycloheptadienes

Questions about cycloheptadiene

What does cycloheptadiene mean?
Cycloheptadiene means any of several isomeric unsaturated alicyclic hydrocarbons having seven carbon atoms and two double bonds; any derivative of such compound.
What part of speech is cycloheptadiene?
Cycloheptadiene is a noun.
What is the plural of cycloheptadiene?
The plural of cycloheptadiene is cycloheptadienes.

Words near cycloheptadiene in the dictionary

  1. cyclohedron
  2. cycloheptadecane
  3. cycloheptadecanone
  4. cycloheptadecene
  5. cycloheptadecenone
  6. cycloheptadiene
  7. cycloheptadienes
  8. cycloheptane
  9. cycloheptanes
  10. cycloheptannulated
  11. cycloheptannulation

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