cyclization
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English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
[edit]cyclization (countable and uncountable, plural cyclizations)
- (organic chemistry) The process of cyclizing, of becoming or causing to become aromatic.
- 1936, Aristid V. Grosse, "Dehydrogenation of Hydrocarbons", US Patent 2148129 [1], page 1:
- "The dehydrogenation reactions may involve isomerization and cyclization as well as the formation of olefins and unsaturated compounds generally."
- 1936, Aristid V. Grosse, "Dehydrogenation of Hydrocarbons", US Patent 2148129 [1], page 1:
- (chemistry) Any reaction that results in the formation of a ring.
- 1962, Rudolph J. Angelo, "Linearly Fused Polycyclic Polymers and Process", US Patent 3245974 [2], page 2 col. 5:
- "It is convenient to run the cyclizations at a temperature between 25° C. and 100° C."
- 1962, Rudolph J. Angelo, "Linearly Fused Polycyclic Polymers and Process", US Patent 3245974 [2], page 2 col. 5:
Derived terms
[edit]- alkoxycyclization
- autocyclization
- Bergman cyclization
- bromocyclization
- carbocyclization
- decyclization
- dehydrocyclization
- electrocyclization
- halocyclization
- heterocyclization
- hydroxycyclization
- iodocyclization
- macrocyclization
- mercuriocyclization
- monocyclization
- photocyclization
- polycyclization
- spirocyclization
- tetracyclization
Translations
[edit]process of cyclizing
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reaction resulting in ring formation
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