exomethylene

English

Etymology

exo- +‎ methylene

Noun

exomethylene (plural exomethylenes)

1. (organic chemistry) A methylene group attached by a double bond to the outside of a ring
   • 2015 August 19, “Isoflavonoids from Crotalaria albida Inhibit Adipocyte Differentiation and Lipid Accumulation in 3T3-L1 Cells via Suppression of PPAR-γ Pathway”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     Furthermore, the 1 H NMR spectrum of 1 also exhibited the presence of a 2″-isopropenyl dihydrofuran ring—a methyl group singlet signal at δ H 1.72 (3H, s, H-5″) and two broad singlets for an exomethylene group signal at δ H 4.82 (1H, s, Ha-4″) and 5.03 (1H, s, Hb-4″).