Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

allylic rearrangement

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.73 in modern English

Syllables: al-lylic re-ar-range-ment
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An organic reaction in which the double bond in an allyl chemical compound shifts to the next carbon atom, encountered in nucleophilic substitution.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

allylic rearrangements (plural)

Synonyms

allylic shift

Questions

What does allylic rearrangement mean?: An organic reaction in which the double bond in an allyl chemical compound shifts to the next carbon atom, encountered in nucleophilic substitution.

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