Preferred Label : tetrahedral intermediate;
IUPAC definition : A reaction intermediate in which the bond arrangement around an initially double-bonded
carbon atom (typically a carbonyl carbon atom) has been transformed from trigonal
to tetrahedral. For example, aldol in the condensation reaction of acetaldehyde (but
most tetrahedral intermediates have a more fleeting existence).;
Origin ID : T06289;
See also
A reaction intermediate in which the bond arrangement around an initially double-bonded
carbon atom (typically a carbonyl carbon atom) has been transformed from trigonal
to tetrahedral. For example, aldol in the condensation reaction of acetaldehyde (but
most tetrahedral intermediates have a more fleeting existence).
