spirocyclopropane

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What does spirocyclopropane mean?

A divalent radical in which a cyclopropane 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 spirocyclopropane 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- Proto-Hellenic *kúklos Ancient Greek κῠ́κλος (kŭ́klos)der. Late Latin cyclusbor. Middle English cicle English cycle Ancient Greek κυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)bor. Classical Latin cyclicuslbor. Middle French cyclique French cycliquebor. ▲ Classical Latin cyclicusbor. English cyclic English cyclo- English propane English cyclopropane English spirocyclopropane From spiro- + cyclopropane.

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