electrocyclic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Describing a molecular rearrangement in which a covalent single bond is formed between the ends of a fully conjugated system resulting in a cyclic compound with one fewer double bonds

Word forms

electrocyclic

Etymology

From electro- + cyclic.

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