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cyclopentadienone

cyclopentadienone noun: am unsaturated alicyclic ketone derived from cyclopentadiene; any derivative of this compound.

Noun

cyclopentadienone (plural cyclopentadienones)

  1. Am unsaturated alicyclic ketone derived from cyclopentadiene; any derivative of this compound
    • Aldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4 (pdf) from Sigma-Aldrich
      The availability of diazaphencyclone (DAPC) has allowed the cyclopentadienone methodology to be used for attaching the 1,10-phenanthroline ligand onto molracs.

Forms of cyclopentadienone

pluralcyclopentadienones

Origin of cyclopentadienone

From cyclopentadiene + -one.

Questions about cyclopentadienone

What does cyclopentadienone mean?
Cyclopentadienone means am unsaturated alicyclic ketone derived from cyclopentadiene; any derivative of this compound.
What part of speech is cyclopentadienone?
Cyclopentadienone is a noun.
What is the plural of cyclopentadienone?
The plural of cyclopentadienone is cyclopentadienones.

Words near cyclopentadienone in the dictionary

  1. cyclopentadecenones
  2. cyclopentadiene
  3. cyclopentadienes
  4. cyclopentadienide
  5. cyclopentadienides
  6. cyclopentadienone
  7. cyclopentadienones
  8. cyclopentadienyl
  9. cyclopentadienyl complex
  10. cyclopentadienyl complexes
  11. cyclopentadienyl-propylcyclopentadienylruthenium

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