chlorothiophene

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noun

Any of several chloro- derivatives of thiophene, but especially 2-chlorothiophene and 3-chlorothiophene that are used in the synthesis of heterocycles

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Meanings

nounchlorothiophene (plural chlorothiophenes)

plural chlorothiophenes

  1. chemistryAny of several chloro- derivatives of thiophene, but especially 2-chlorothiophene and 3-chlorothiophene that are used in the synthesis of heterocycles

    Concerning the two major fragments of m/z 231.2 and 145.1 from the single-charged rivaroxaban ion (m/z 436.1), it was suggested that these fragments were obtained by cleavage of the oxazolidinone and the chlorothiophene amide moiety, respectively [23 ].

    2015 December 24, “UPLC-MRM Mass Spectrometry Method for Measurement of the Coagulation Inhibitors Dabigatran and Rivaroxaban in Human Plasma and Its Comparison with Functional Assays”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From chloro- + thiophene.

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