pyrrole
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A colorless liquid with a five-sided ring containing one nitrogen atom used to make other chemicals
- noun
- /ˈpɪrˌroʊl/
- Specialized
:
pirrol
- The chemist synthesized a new compound by incorporating pyrrole into the reaction mixture.
Examples
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In the laboratory, scientists measured the volatility of pyrrole to understand its properties.
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Changing the nitrogen atom in the pyrrole portion to oxygen or sulfur had no effect, but replacing hydrogen with bromine or increasing compound polarity enhanced the distastefulness of the compound, as did dimerization.
Academic text (2011) -
Pyrrole is a key building block in the production of various pharmaceuticals.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pyrrole contains the part pyr-, which comes from a Greek root meaning 'fire' or 'heat', because chemists first found it when they heated natural materials. A helpful way to remember is to think of pyrrole as a small chemical made by heat that scientists use as a basic building block in the lab.