ansa compounds

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Benzene derivatives having para positions (or meta) bridged by a chain (commonly 10 to 12 atoms long) (Latin ansa, handle). By extension, any arene bridged by a chain constrained to lie over one of the two faces of the arene.
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See:
cyclophanes
Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1307. (Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)) on page 1318 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'ansa compounds' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 3rd ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2006. Online version 3.0.1, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.A00374 RIS BibTex EndNote
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