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selenocarbonyl

selenocarbonyl noun: a compound containing a functional group consisting of a carbon-selenium double bond.

Noun

selenocarbonyl (plural selenocarbonyls)

  1. A compound containing a functional group consisting of a carbon-selenium double bond.
    • Other selenocarbonyl analogues of compounds of biochemical and medicinal interest have also been prepared.1987, Saul Patai, Zvi Rappoport, The Chemistry of organic selenium and tellurium compounds
    • Selenocarbonyl compounds are the selenium analogs of carbonyl compounds having a carbon-selenium double bond. They have been found to be very versatile compounds […]2007, D. M. P. Mingos, Robert H. Crabtree, Paul Knochel, Comprehensive organometallic chemistry III: Applications I

Forms of selenocarbonyl

pluralselenocarbonyls

Questions about selenocarbonyl

What does selenocarbonyl mean?
Selenocarbonyl means a compound containing a functional group consisting of a carbon-selenium double bond.
What part of speech is selenocarbonyl?
Selenocarbonyl is a noun.
What is the plural of selenocarbonyl?
The plural of selenocarbonyl is selenocarbonyls.

Words near selenocarbonyl in the dictionary

  1. selenoalkoxylations
  2. selenoamide
  3. selenoamides
  4. selenoamino acid
  5. selenoamino acids
  6. selenocarbonyl
  7. selenocarbonyls
  8. selenocentric
  9. selenocentrically
  10. selenochemistry
  11. selenocompound

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