Meaning

1 senses
  1. The reaction of two terminal olefins with the release of ethylene

    R-CH=CH₂ + CH₂=CH-R^' => R-CH=CH-R^' + CH₂=CH₂

Origin

From cross- + metathesis.

From cross- + metathesis.

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Forms

plural: crossmetatheses

Word family

1 related words

See also

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