binaphthol

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Etymology[edit]

bi- +‎ naphthol

Noun[edit]

binaphthol (plural binaphthols)

  1. (organic chemistry) Any of several phenols derived from binaphthalene, but especially 1,1'-bi-2-naphthol used in asymmetric synthesis

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