any saturated hydrocarbon similar to an alkane but having a cyclic molecular structure and the general formula CnH2n
Also called: cycloparaffin
Examples of 'cycloalkane' in a sentence
cycloalkane
The ring-closure process was extended to cycloalkane-based γ-hydroxythioureas.
Zsolt Szakonyi, István Zupkó, Reijo Sillanpää, Ferenc Fülöp 2014, 'Stereoselective Synthesis and Cytoselective Toxicity of Monoterpene-Fused 2-Imino-1,3-thiazines',Moleculeshttp://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/19/10/15918. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
A novel selective and substrate-dependent synthetic protocol has been developed towards the synthesis of various fluorine-containing, highly functionalized cycloalkane derivatives.
Attila Márió Remete, Melinda Nonn, Santos Fustero, Ferenc Fülöp, Loránd Kiss 2016, 'A Stereocontrolled Protocol to Highly Functionalized Fluorinated Scaffolds througha Fluoride Opening of Oxiranes', Moleculeshttp://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/21/11/1493. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)