bullvalene

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Etymology

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from the nickname of one the scientists who predicted its properties in 1963 and the underlying concept of valence tautomerism, William "Bull" Doering. Chosen to rhyme with fulvalene.

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bullvalene (plural bullvalenes)

  1. (organic chemistry) A tricyclic hydrocarbon whose structure is constantly changing between 1,209,600 possible tautomers
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