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vicinal [′vis·ən·əl] (organic chemistry) Referring to neighboring or adjoining positions on a carbon structure (ring or chain). 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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This procedure involved forming the epoxides from linoleic acid and then opening the epoxide ring to generate the vicinal diols. In the former, the olefin is reversed as it enters the chain and leads to a structure where vicinal carbon atoms each contain a methyl group. All OH-PCB metabolites identified in blood have the hydroxy group in a para- or meta-position, with chlorine atoms on vicinal carbon atoms (Hovander et al. |
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