retrosynthesis
retrosynthesis noun: the prediction of precursors (intermediates and reactants), given the products of a synthesis reaction.
Noun
retrosynthesis (countable and uncountable, plural retrosyntheses)
- The prediction of precursors (intermediates and reactants), given the products of a synthesis reaction.
- The retrosyntheses shown in Scheme 11.11 correspond to the syntheses in Schemes 11.12 and 11.13.1983, Francis A. Carey, Richard J. Sundberg, Advanced Organic Chemistry: Reactions and synthesis, Plenum Press, page 578
- The retrosyntheses shown in Scheme 2 lead directly to acetylene-type retrons (14)-(16) (path a) or implicate the use of Dewar o-xylylene (17) (path b) and the smaller retrons (18)-(20); the latter path was the route we elected to pursue (Scheme 3).1991, Australian Journal of Chemistry, Volume 44, CSIRO, page 1294
- Synonyms:
- retrosynthetic analysis
Synonyms of retrosynthesis
- retrosynthetic analysis
Forms of retrosynthesis
| plural | retrosyntheses |
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Origin of retrosynthesis
From retro- + synthesis.
Words formed from retrosynthesis
Questions about retrosynthesis
- What does retrosynthesis mean?
- Retrosynthesis means the prediction of precursors (intermediates and reactants), given the products of a synthesis reaction.
- What part of speech is retrosynthesis?
- Retrosynthesis is a noun.
- What is the plural of retrosynthesis?
- The plural of retrosynthesis is retrosyntheses.
Words near retrosynthesis in the dictionary
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