spiro compounds

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.S05881
Compounds having one atom (usually a quaternary carbon) as the only common member of two rings, e.g.
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Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1307. (Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)) on page 1366 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'spiro compounds' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 3rd ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2006. Online version 3.0.1, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.S05881 RIS BibTex EndNote
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