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vinylogous

vinylogous adjective: of, pertaining to or containing a vinyl group, specifically used to describe functional groups in which the standard moieties of the group are separated by a carbon–carbon double bond.

Adjective

vinylogous (not comparable)

  1. Of, pertaining to or containing a vinyl group, specifically used to describe functional groups in which the standard moieties of the group are separated by a carbon–carbon double bond.
    • Aldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4 (pdf) from Sigma-Aldrich
      Bulky electron-withdrawing groups can cause the vinylogous portion of the vinylcarbenoid to become the active electrophilic site, but usually the use of nonpolar solvents can minimize this type of reactivity.
  2. Describing a homologue of a vinyl compound

Origin of vinylogous

Blend of vinyl + homologous.

Words formed from vinylogous

Questions about vinylogous

What does vinylogous mean?
Vinylogous means of, pertaining to or containing a vinyl group, specifically used to describe functional groups in which the standard moieties of the group are separated by a carbon–carbon double bond.
What part of speech is vinylogous?
Vinylogous is an adjective.

Words near vinylogous in the dictionary

  1. vinylketene
  2. vinylketenes
  3. vinyllithium
  4. vinylog
  5. vinylogical
  6. vinylogous
  7. vinylogs
  8. vinylogue
  9. vinylogues
  10. vinylogy
  11. vinylon

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