vinylogous en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weh₁y-? Proto-Indo-European *-ō Proto-Indo-European *wéyh₁ōder. Proto-Italic *wīnom Latin vīnum Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English vinyl Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Hellenic *homós Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos Proto-Hellenic *lógos Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Ancient Greek -λογος (-logos) Ancient Greek ὁμόλογος (homólogos)der. Late Latin homologusder. English homologous blend English vinylogous Blend of vinyl + homologous.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of, pertaining to or containing a vinyl group, specifically used to describe functional groups in which the standard moieties of the group are separated by a carbon–carbon double bond.
Aldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4 (pdf) from Sigma-Aldrich Bulky electron-withdrawing groups can cause the vinylogous portion of the vinylcarbenoid to become the active electrophilic site, but usually the use of nonpolar solvents can minimize this type of reactivity.
- (not-comparable) Describing a homologue of a vinyl compound