ladderanes

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A form of ladderane — Any of a class of polycyclic hydrocarbons, consisting of repeating cyclobutane moieties, that resemble ladders

Scrabble 12

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of ladderane

    Aldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4 (pdf) from Sigma-Aldrich This tandem process can be applied to other cyclobutenes and provides the most versatile route to [n]ladderanes currently available.

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