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Definitions for vicinal
ˈvɪs ə nlvic·i·nal
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Princeton's WordNet
vicinaladjective
belonging to or limited to a vicinity
GCIDE
Vicinaladjective
(Organic Chem.) Having the substituted groups on the same carbon atom.
Wiktionary
vicinaladjective
Of or pertaining to a neighborhood; neighboring.
vicinaladjective
Describing identical atoms or groups attached to nearby (especially adjacent) atoms in a molecule.
Etymology: From vicinalis.
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vicinal
Vicinal refers to something that is adjacent, neighboring, or close to something else. In chemistry, it specifically refers to two functional groups or atoms that are attached to consecutive or neighboring carbon atoms in a molecule.
Webster Dictionary
Vicinaladjective
near; vicine
Etymology: [L. vicinalis: cf. F. vicinal.]
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Vicinal
In chemistry vicinal stands for any two functional groups bonded to two adjacent carbon atoms. For example the molecule 2,3-dibromobutane carries two vicinal bromine atoms and 1,3-dibromobutane does not. Likewise in a gem-dibromide the prefix gem, an abbreviation of geminal, signals that both bromine atoms are bonded to the same atom. For example, 1,1-dibromobutane is geminal. Like other such concepts as syn, anti, exo or endo, the description vicinal helps explain how different parts of a molecule are related to each other either structurally or spatially. The vicinal adjective is sometimes restricted to those molecules with two identical functional groups. The term can also be extended to substituents on aromatic rings.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of vicinal in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of vicinal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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