ring closure
Forming molecular cycle
Ring closure is the formation of a cyclic molecular structure from an open-chain compound, creating a ring of atoms.
The term appears primarily in organic chemistry, where reactions that close rings are fundamental to synthesizing countless compounds: The synthesis proceeds through ring closure of the linear precursor.
Also called cyclization.
- cyclizationClosing into rings
- intramolecularWithin a single molecule
- condensationVapor turning to liquid
- epoxideThree-membered cyclic ether
- bridgeheadSecured enemy-side position
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- Ring Reactionscyclization, Diels-Alder
- rearrangementsrearrangement, reshuffle, reorder, permutation, transpose
- Total Synthesis