English-Finnish translations for ambident

Definition of ambident

• Describing a molecule or group that has two alternative and interacting reaction sites, to either of which a bond may be made during a reaction

Examples

• [http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/etc/medialib/docs/Aldrich/Acta/al_acta_30_01.pdf Aldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4] (pdf) from [http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/chemistry/chemical-synthesis/learning-center/aldrichimica-acta.html Sigma-Aldrich]
• Ambident dienophile 57 reacts with DAPC 54 at the cyclobutene π-bond to produce ligand 58; in contrast, the related ambident dienophile 59 reacts with DAPC 54 at the naphthoquinone π-center to produce adduct 60 (lack of shielding of the methylene protons supports the stereochemical assignment

Related words

• ambidextrous
• ambidexterity
• ambidexter
• ambidextrousness
• ambidextrism