Binaphthol

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any of several phenols derived from binaphthalene, but especially 1,1'-bi-2-naphthol used in asymmetric synthesis

Etymology

From bi- + naphthol.

Related phrases

asymmetric synthesis

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