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bromosuccinimide

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A chemical reagent used in radical substitution and electrophilic addition reactions in organic chemistry.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

Examples

  • Bromosuccinimide is a convenient source of cationic bromine.

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From bromo- + succinimide.