electrocyclic

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Meaning

1. adjective Describing a molecular rearrangement in which a covalent single bond is formed between the ends of a fully conjugated system resulting in a cyclic compound with one fewer double bonds

Similar words

conrotatory disrotatory cyclative metalacyclic electromeric conrotary cheletropic disrotary pseudopericyclic electroorganic

Often followed by

reactions ring reaction process processes transformation closure opening