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Zaitsev's rule

Zaitsev's rule proper noun: an empirical rule for predicting the favoured alkene product(s) in elimination reactions. The alkene formed in greatest amount is the one that corresponds to removal of the hydrogen from the β-carbon having the fewest hydrogen substituents.

Proper noun

Zaitsev's rule

  1. An empirical rule for predicting the favoured alkene product(s) in elimination reactions. The alkene formed in greatest amount is the one that corresponds to removal of the hydrogen from the β-carbon having the fewest hydrogen substituents.

Forms of Zaitsev's rule

alternative formSaytseff's rule

Origin of Zaitsev's rule

Named after Russian chemist Alexander Zaitsev.

Questions about Zaitsev's rule

What does Zaitsev's rule mean?
Zaitsev's rule means an empirical rule for predicting the favoured alkene product(s) in elimination reactions. The alkene formed in greatest amount is the one that corresponds to removal of the hydrogen from the β-carbon having the fewest hydrogen substituents.
What part of speech is Zaitsev's rule?
Zaitsev's rule is a proper noun.

Words near Zaitsev's rule in the dictionary

  1. zaisang
  2. zaisangs
  3. zaisans
  4. zaisu
  5. zaitech
  6. Zaitsev's rule
  7. Zaitun
  8. Zaiwa
  9. Zajac
  10. zajacite
  11. zajal

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