retrodiene

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English

Etymology

From retro- +‎ diene.

Noun

retrodiene (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry) used attributively to describe the removal of a previously added diene moiety from a molecule
    Aldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4 (pdf) from Sigma-Aldrich
    Since reaction occurs specifically at the cyclobutene π-bond, the opportunity to effect a retrodiene loss of cyclopentadiene becomes an option.

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