vinylcyclopropane

noun

A vinyl derivative of cyclopropane, typically used to form cyclopentenes via a vinylcyclopropane rearrangement.

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Meanings

nounvinylcyclopropane (countable and uncountable, plural vinylcyclopropanes)

plural vinylcyclopropanes

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA vinyl derivative of cyclopropane, typically used to form cyclopentenes via a vinylcyclopropane rearrangement.
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