binaphthyl

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English

Etymology

From bi- +‎ naphthyl.

Noun

binaphthyl (plural binaphthyls)

  1. (organic chemistry) Any of several isomeric aromatic hydrocarbons, analogous to biphenyl, formed from two naphthalene residues linked by a single bond

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