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biaryl en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- Late Latin arōmaticusder. Old French aromatique Middle Frenchbor. Middle English English aromatic Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English aryl English biaryl From bi- + aryl.

Meanings

  1. (especially, in-compounds, not-comparable) Of or pertaining to a compound containing an assembly or substructure of two aromatic rings or aryl groups, if joined by a single bond.

Relateds

atropisomer

biaryl en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- Late Latin arōmaticusder. Old French aromatique Middle Frenchbor. Middle English English aromatic Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English aryl English biaryl From bi- + aryl.

Meanings

  1. Any compound containing a substructure that is an assembly of two aromatic rings or aryl groups, if joined by a single bond.
    • Copper is the most ancient transition metal used for the synthesis of biaryls and it is still employed nowadays. This part will deal with recent developments in aryl-aryl bond formation using copper derivatives as reagents or catalysts. 2002, J Hassan, M Se ́vignon, C Gozzi, E Schulz & M Lemaire* (2002) "Aryl−Aryl Bond Formation One Century after the Discovery of the Ullmann Reaction," Chem. Rev. 102:1359−1469, esp. 1362

Forms

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biaryls Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

bipentacene · binaphthyl · biphenyl · and many more