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Diels-Alder reaction
[ deelz-ahl-der ]
noun
Chemistry.
- the reaction in which a conjugated diene combines with a double or triple bond of a given compound to form a ring of six carbon atoms.
Diels-Alder reaction
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noun
- chem a type of chemical reaction in which one organic compound containing conjugated double bonds adds to another containing an ethylenic bond to form a product containing a ring
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of Diels-Alder reaction1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of Diels-Alder reaction1
C20: named after Otto Diels (1876–1954) and Kurt Alder (1902–58), German chemists
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Example Sentences
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He tested the organic molecule’s ability to drive a Diels-Alder reaction, which can build rings of carbon atoms.
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There are no immediate applications for the particular Diels-Alder reaction that this enzyme catalyses, and, compared with naturally occurring enzymes that catalyze other reactions, it's not very active.
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