carbenoid
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]carbenoid (comparative more carbenoid, superlative most carbenoid)
- (organic chemistry) characteristic of a carbene
Noun
[edit]carbenoid (plural carbenoids)
- (organic chemistry) any molecular entity having the characteristics of a carbene or acting as a source of carbenes
- Aldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4 (pdf) from Sigma-Aldrich (referring to a carbon atom with a diazo group, which departs as nitrogen leaving a carbene that reacts with another reagent)
- The combination of an electron-withdrawing (EWG) and an electrondonating substituent (EDG) on the carbenoid appears to be the crucial requirement for high diastereoselectivity and enantioselectivity when the rhodium(II) prolinate system is used.
- Aldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4 (pdf) from Sigma-Aldrich (referring to a carbon atom with a diazo group, which departs as nitrogen leaving a carbene that reacts with another reagent)