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allylic

[uh-lil-ik]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of the allyl group.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of allylic1

First recorded in 1855–60; allyl + -ic
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Example Sentences

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Jung, B. & Hoveyda, A. H. Site- and enantioselective formation of allene-bearing tertiary or quaternary carbon stereogenic centers through NHC–Cu-catalyzed allylic substitution.

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In the final step the allylic hydroperoxide undergoes an acid-catalysed Hock fragmentation and rearrangement to afford a ring-opened keto-aldehyde enol.

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allyl groupallyl mercaptan