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dienofuge

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dienofuge (plural dienofuges)

(organic chemistry) Any organic compound formed when a diene moiety is removed from a molecule
Aldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4 (pdf) from Sigma-Aldrich
However, it is again apparent that cyclopentadiene is a reluctant dienofuge since rearrangement of the strained bicyclo[2.1.0]pentane moiety occurs preferentially.

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