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Meaning of cyclopropanation | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

Any reaction that introduces a cyclopropane ring into a compound.

Examples

“Aldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4 (pdf) from Sigma-Aldrich In summary, the cyclopropanation reaction of rhodium-stabilized vinylcarbenoids has great utility since it is highly diastereoselective, and the resulting vinylcyclopropanes are versatile synthetic intermediates.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

cyclopropanations cyclopropane cyclopropanecarboxylate cyclopropanecarboxylic acid cyclopropanetrione cyclopropannulation