Woodward-Hoffmann rules
Noun
Meaning
Woodward-Hoffmann rules pl (plural only)
(chemistry) A set of three rules that invoke the conservation of orbital symmetry to predict the stereochemistry of pericyclic reactions.
Noun
Woodward-Hoffmann rules pl (plural only)
(chemistry) A set of three rules that invoke the conservation of orbital symmetry to predict the stereochemistry of pericyclic reactions.