ansa compound

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin ansa (“handle”).

Noun[edit]

ansa compound (plural ansa compounds)

  1. (organic chemistry) Any cyclophane in which the para positions of a benzene ring are connected by a bridge of at least 10 atoms.
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