Disrotatory

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Describing an electrocyclic reaction in which the substituents at the interacting termini of the conjugated system rotate in opposite senses not-comparable

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suprafacialsuprafacial

Etymology

From dis- + rotatory.

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