metallacyclobutane

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English[edit]

Metahesis via metalacyclobutane transition state

Etymology[edit]

metallo- +‎ cyclobutane

Noun[edit]

metallacyclobutane (plural metallacyclobutanes)

  1. (organic chemistry) A derivative of cyclobutane (or of a derivative) in which a methylene group has been replaced by a metal atom