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bicyclic

adj

Etymology

From bi- + cyclic.

  1. derived from κυκλικός
  2. borrowed from cyclicus
  3. borrowed from cyclique
  4. prefixed as bicyclic — “bi + cyclic”

Definitions

  1. Having two cycles.

  2. Having two rings of atoms in the molecule

    Having two rings of atoms in the molecule; the rings may be fused, as in naphthalene, or separate, as in biphenyl.

    • […] substitution of a carboxylate would be expected to destabilize the dritterionic mesomer that contributes to the singlet valence bond description as the benzyne geometry becomes more bicyclic.
    • These geometries are almost reversed in the triplets. The 1,3-borazyne (III) shows more bicyclic character than the corresponding m-benzyne
    • On the basis of a comparison of calculated and measured IR data, the 2 B 2 state could undoubtedly be discarded in favor of a more bicyclic geometry

  3. A bicyclic compound.

The neighborhood

Derived

macrobicyclic, oxabicyclic

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