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five-membered

five-membered

8.2
A ring of five atoms in a molecule
  • adjective
  • Specialized
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  • Researchers identified a five-membered heterocycle in the new molecule.

Examples

  • A five-membered ring is crucial.

  • We studied the stability of five-membered rings compared to six-membered rings.

  • The compound contains a five-membered aromatic ring that is highly reactive.

  • The five-membered ring is a crucial component of the molecule.

  • Bicyclic compounds often contain a five-membered ring to provide stability in their structure.

  • Many natural products exhibit biological activity due to their five-membered ring architecture.

  • In organic chemistry, a five-membered ring can significantly influence the properties of a compound.

Synonyms

5-membered
vsfive-membered
  • Specialized
8.0

Having a ring of five atoms in a molecule

is written using the number word instead of a digit

How Many

ten-membered
  • Specialized
9.7
eight-membered
  • Specialized
8.5
seven-membered
  • Specialized
7.5
six-membered
  • Specialized
7.1
five-membered
  • Specialized
8.2
four-membered
  • Specialized
8.2
three-membered
  • Specialized
8.3

Surface Forms

five-membered positive

Morphology

five-membered = five + member (transparent) = five + member + ed

Formed by adding the adjective-forming suffix '-ed' to the compound 'five-member' meaning 'having five members', which is directly inferable from 'five' + 'member'.

Etymology

The word five-membered breaks into five and member, where 'member' means a part or person in a group, so you can think of it like a team of five. In chemistry, a five-membered ring is a ring made of five atoms or groups, so the word means 'having five parts in the ring'.