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retrosynthetic analysis [‚re·trō·sin¦thed·ik ə′nal·ə·səs] (organic chemistry) A method for planning an organic chemical synthesis in which the desired product molecule is considered first, and then steps are considered one at a time leading back to the appropriate starting materials. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Rather than taking a trial-and-error approach based largely on intuition, he and his co-workers developed a system of logical principles -- called retrosynthetic analysis -- to help in the rational planning of chemical syntheses. |
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