oxepin
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[edit]Noun
[edit]oxepin (plural oxepins)
- (organic chemistry) The unsaturated seven-membered heterocycle containing six carbon atoms, one oxygen atom and three double bonds; it is tautomeric with the epoxide benzene oxide
Usage notes
[edit]- According to the standard nomenclature for heterocyclic compounds, it should really be oxepine