Baldwin's rules

noun

A series of guidelines outlining the relative favorabilities of ring closure reactions in alicyclic compounds.

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Meanings

nounBaldwin's rules pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlychemistryA series of guidelines outlining the relative favorabilities of ring closure reactions in alicyclic compounds.

Origin

First proposed by Jack Baldwin in 1976.

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Baldwin's rules. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Baldwin's%20rules

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