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

cyclopropanations cyclopropane cyclopropanecarboxylate cyclopropanecarboxylic acid cyclopropanetrione cyclopropannulation

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