spirocyclopropane

noun

spirocyclopropane

noun

Etymology From spiro- + cyclopropane.

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Chemistry, Natural sciences, Organic chemistry, Physical sciences A divalent radical in which a cyclopropane ring is fused to another ring at a single carbon atom, the two rings being more-or-less at right angles to one another

Synonyms
spirocyclopropyl

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