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Diels-Alder reaction

Diels-Alder reaction noun: the cycloaddition reaction between a conjugated diene and an alkene to form a cyclohexene ring.

diels-alder reaction: the cycloaddition reaction between a conjugated diene and an alkene to form a cyclohexene ring
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Noun

Diels-Alder reaction (plural Diels-Alder reactions)

  1. The cycloaddition reaction between a conjugated diene and an alkene to form a cyclohexene ring.

Diels-Alder reaction meaning in Tamil and Vietnamese

Diels-Alder reaction in Tamil

தீல்சு ஆல்டரின் வினை

Diels-Alder reaction in Vietnamese

cycloaddition reaction between a conjugated diene and an alkene
phản ứng Diels-Alder

Forms of Diels-Alder reaction

pluralDiels-Alder reactions

Origin of Diels-Alder reaction

First described in 1928 by Otto Paul Hermann Diels and Kurt Alder.

Questions about Diels-Alder reaction

What does Diels-Alder reaction mean?
Diels-Alder reaction means the cycloaddition reaction between a conjugated diene and an alkene to form a cyclohexene ring.
What is Diels-Alder reaction in Tamil?
Diels-Alder reaction in Tamil is தீல்சு ஆல்டரின் வினை. See Diels-Alder reaction meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Diels-Alder reaction?
Diels-Alder reaction is a noun.
What is the plural of Diels-Alder reaction?
The plural of Diels-Alder reaction is Diels-Alder reactions.

Words near Diels-Alder reaction in the dictionary

  1. dielemental
  2. dieless
  3. dieletrophoresis
  4. dielike
  5. Diels
  6. Diels-Alder reaction
  7. Diels-Alder reactions
  8. dielytra
  9. dielytras
  10. Diem
  11. diemaker

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