cyclopentadienone

noun

Am unsaturated alicyclic ketone derived from cyclopentadiene; any derivative of this compound

“Aldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4 (pdf) from Sigma-Aldrich The availability of diazaphencyclone (DAPC) has allowed the cyclopentadienone methodology to be used for attaching the 1,10-phenanthroline ligand onto molracs.”

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Meanings

nouncyclopentadienone (plural cyclopentadienones)

plural cyclopentadienones

  1. chemistryAm unsaturated alicyclic ketone derived from cyclopentadiene; any derivative of this compound

    Aldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4 (pdf) from Sigma-Aldrich The availability of diazaphencyclone (DAPC) has allowed the cyclopentadienone methodology to be used for attaching the 1,10-phenanthroline ligand onto molracs.

Origin

From cyclopentadiene + -one.

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