thapsane
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From translingual Thapsia + -ane.
Noun
[edit]thapsane (plural thapsanes)
- (organic chemistry) Any of a family of sesquiterpenes that are found in Mediterranean plants.
- 2009, Indian Journal of Chemistry:
- Structures of all the thapsanes isolated so far are given in Chart I.
- 2014, Comprehensive Organic Synthesis, page 1229:
- Enantiospecific synthesis of thapsanes, containing three contiguous quaternary carbon atoms, is accomplished […]