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Woodward-Hoffmann rules

Woodward-Hoffmann rules noun: a set of three rules that invoke the conservation of orbital symmetry to predict the stereochemistry of pericyclic reactions.

Noun

Woodward-Hoffmann rules pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) A set of three rules that invoke the conservation of orbital symmetry to predict the stereochemistry of pericyclic reactions.

Origin of Woodward-Hoffmann rules

From Robert Burns Woodward and Roald Hoffman, American chemists.

Questions about Woodward-Hoffmann rules

What does Woodward-Hoffmann rules mean?
Woodward-Hoffmann rules means a set of three rules that invoke the conservation of orbital symmetry to predict the stereochemistry of pericyclic reactions.
What part of speech is Woodward-Hoffmann rules?
Woodward-Hoffmann rules is a noun.

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