Meanings
adjectivecheletropic (not comparable)
- not comparablechemistryDescribing a pericyclic addition reaction across the terminal atoms of a fully conjugated system in which two new single bonds are formed with a single atom of the reactant.
Synonyms: chelotropic
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveDescribing a pericyclic addition reaction across the terminal atoms of a fully conjugated system in which two new single bonds are formed with a single atom of the reactant.
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Origin
- Ancient Greekχηλή
- Englishcheletropic
From Ancient Greek χηλή (khēlḗ) + + -tropic.
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