a component of a molecule to be synthesized that plays an active role in synthesis
Examples of 'synthon' in a sentence
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The reaction yields of synthesis of this synthon are around 45%.
G. V. Shiva Reddy, M. Chandrappa, V. N. Padmanabha Gowda, Fazlur Rahaman, S. GirishKumar, B. N. Narasimha Murthy, Phani Kumar Pullela 2017, 'Efficient bulk scale synthesis of popular pesticide synthon: tetrachlorothiophene',Catalysis, Structure & Reactivityhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/2055074X.2017.1327472. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
These interactions form a square-like supramolecular synthon unit which propagates as chains parallel to the crystallographic b axis.
Laura Torre-Fernández, Marcos G. Suero, Santiago García-Granda 2010, '5-Hydroxy-7-phenyl-5-(prop-2-yn-1-yl)-5,6-dihydro-1-benzofuran-2(4H)-one monohydrate',Acta Crystallographica Section Ehttp://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?S1600536810028400. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The observation of this large synthon in so many structures points to its stability and possible existence in solution.
Arijit Mukherjee, Karuna Dixit, Siddhartha P. Sarma, Gautam R. Desiraju 2014, 'Aniline–phenol recognition: from solution through supramolecular synthons to cocrystals',IUCrJhttp://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?S2052252514012081. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)