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Baeyer strain theory — or strain theory explains specific behaviour of chemical compounds in terms of bond angle strain. It was proposed by Adolf von Baeyer in 1885 to account for the unusual chemical reactivity in ring opening reactions of cyclopropanes and… … Wikipedia
Strain theory — can refer to;In chemistry: *Baeyer strain theory, a principle in chemistry.In social sciences: *In criminology and the sociology of deviance, the strain theories are related to the concept of Anomie. Strain appears when society emphasizes too… … Wikipedia
strain theory — noun Etymology: strain (III) : a theory in chemistry that accounts for strain in the structure of molecules; especially : baeyer strain theory … Useful english dictionary
strain theory — ▪ chemistry in chemistry, a proposal made in 1885 by the German chemist Adolf von Baeyer (Baeyer, Adolf von) that the stability of carbocyclic compounds (i.e., those of which the molecular structure includes one or more rings of carbon… … Universalium
Baeyer , Johann Friedrich Adolph von — (1835–1917) German organic chemist Baeyer s father was a member of the Prussian General Staff and his mother was the daughter of a celebrated jurist and literary historian. Born in Berlin, Baeyer went to Heidelberg in 1856 to study chemistry with … Scientists
Baeyer, Adolf von — ▪ German chemist in full Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Adolf von Baeyer born Oct. 31, 1835, Berlin, Prussia [now in Germany] died Aug. 20, 1917, Starnberg, near Munich, Ger. German research chemist who synthesized indigo (1880) and formulated its… … Universalium
Adolf von Baeyer — Infobox Scientist name = Adolf von Baeyer image+size = 180px caption = Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Adolf von Baeyer in 1905 birth date = birth date|1835|10|31|mf=y birth place = Berlin, Germany nationality = Germany death date = death date and… … Wikipedia
Cyclopropane — Cyclopropane[1] … Wikipedia
Entropy — This article is about entropy in thermodynamics. For entropy in information theory, see Entropy (information theory). For a comparison of entropy in information theory with entropy in thermodynamics, see Entropy in thermodynamics and information… … Wikipedia
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