Ladderane

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any of a class of polycyclic hydrocarbons, consisting of repeating cyclobutane moieties, that resemble ladders

    "Aldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4 (pdf) from Sigma-Aldrich This process has been developed into an [n]ladderane synthesis by starting with the dihydro derivative 5 of Smith’s diene and working in tandem."

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"Aldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4 (pdf) from Sigma-Aldrich This process has been developed into an [n]ladderane synthesis by starting with the dihydro derivative 5 of Smith’s diene and working in tandem."

Etymology

From ladder + -ane, from the resemblance of its chemical structure to a ladder.

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