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cyclopropyl

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  • noun organic chemistry The univalent radical derived from cyclopropane by the formal removal of a hydrogen atom

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Examples

  • Pitavastatin has a unique cyclopropyl group on the base structure common to the statin class.

    Presseportal redaktion@presseportal.de 2010

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cross-references (3)

Cross-references

  1. cyclobutyl
  2. cyclohexyl
  3. cyclopentyl

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