cyclobenzannulation

noun

cyclobenzannulation

noun

Etymology From cyclo- + benzannulation.

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Chemistry, Natural sciences, Organic chemistry, Physical sciences The formation or expansion of a ring by the introduction of one or more fused benzene rings.

  • Scheme 1 Novel intermediates detected by XAS in a Au-catalysed cyclobenzannulation Hashmi and Bertagnolli also employed XAS to investigate the oxidation state of the gold catalyst in an Au-catalysed oxidative esterification.2015 June 18, Grant J Sherborne, Bao N Nguyen, “Recent XAS studies into Homogeneous metal catalyst in fine chemical and pharmaceutical syntheses”, in Chemistry Central Journal, volume 9, →DOI:
Related terms
benzannulation, cyclopentannulation, Wulff-Dötz reaction

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