spirocyclopentane

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What does spirocyclopentane mean?

A divalent radical in which a cyclopentane ring is fused to another ring at a single carbon atom, the two rings being more-or-less at right angles to one another

Where does spirocyclopentane come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sper- Proto-Indo-European *sper-yeh₂- Ancient Greek σπεῖρα (speîra)der. Latin spīra Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English spiro- English cyclopentane English spirocyclopentane From spiro- + cyclopentane.

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