gem-disubstituent effect

noun

The effect of geminal substituents on the reactivity of the carbon atom to which they are attached

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Meanings

noungem-disubstituent effect (plural gem-disubstituent effects)

plural gem-disubstituent effects

  1. chemistryThe effect of geminal substituents on the reactivity of the carbon atom to which they are attached
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