different between cyclopropane vs cyclopropanation

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cyclo- +? propane

cyclopropane (countable and uncountable, plural cyclopropanes)

(organic chemistry, pharmacology) The simplest alicyclic hydrocarbon, C₃H₆, an inflammable gas, sometimes used as an anaesthetic.

cyclopropane +? -ation

cyclopropanation (plural cyclopropanations)

(organic chemistry) Any reaction that introduces a cyclopropane ring into a compound.
Aldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4 (pdf) from Sigma-Aldrich
In summary, the cyclopropanation reaction of rhodium-stabilized vinylcarbenoids has great utility since it is highly diastereoselective, and the resulting vinylcyclopropanes are versatile synthetic intermediates.

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