dicyclohexylcarbodiimide
/ˌdaɪˌsaɪkloʊˈhɛksəlˌkɑːrboʊdaɪˈɪmaɪd/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
53
Scrabble Score
24
Letters
7
Syllables
13
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A chemical reagent commonly used in organic synthesis to activate carboxylic acids so they can form bonds with amines, especially to create amide bonds in peptide synthesis. It works as a coupling agent that helps join molecules together, producing dicyclohexylurea as a byproduct.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "The reaction was initiated by adding a solution containing 50 mmol/L potassium phosphate (pH 7.0), 5 mmol/L MgSO 4 and carbonyl cyanide m -chlorophenylhydrazone (CCCP, final 20 μ mol/L) or dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (DCCD, final 50 μ mol/L), and [ 3 H] l -alanine (38 Ci mmol −1, Moravek Biochemical, Brea, CA, USA; final, 0.54 μ mol/L)."