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vinylcyclopropane

vinylcyclopropane noun: a vinyl derivative of cyclopropane, typically used to form cyclopentenes via a vinylcyclopropane rearrangement.

Noun

vinylcyclopropane (countable and uncountable, plural vinylcyclopropanes)

  1. A vinyl derivative of cyclopropane, typically used to form cyclopentenes via a vinylcyclopropane rearrangement.

Forms of vinylcyclopropane

pluralvinylcyclopropanes

Questions about vinylcyclopropane

What does vinylcyclopropane mean?
Vinylcyclopropane means a vinyl derivative of cyclopropane, typically used to form cyclopentenes via a vinylcyclopropane rearrangement.
What part of speech is vinylcyclopropane?
Vinylcyclopropane is a noun.
What is the plural of vinylcyclopropane?
The plural of vinylcyclopropane is vinylcyclopropanes.

Words near vinylcyclopropane in the dictionary

  1. vinylcarbene
  2. vinylcarbenes
  3. vinylcarbenoid
  4. vinylcarbenoids
  5. vinylchloride
  6. vinylcyclopropane
  7. vinylcyclopropanes
  8. vinylene
  9. vinylenes
  10. vinylglycine
  11. vinylglycines

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