pseudorotatev.
/ˌs(j)uːdəʊrə(ʊ)ˈteɪt/, U.S. /ˌsudoʊˈroʊˌteɪt/ Chemistry.
intransitive. To undergo pseudorotation.
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1961 Jrnl. Amer. Chem. Soc. 83 4545/1 Two isomeric monosubstituted cycloheptanes could exist, partially pseudorotating through the conformations..but not interconvertible.
1972 F. A. Cotton & G. Wilkinson Adv. Inorg. Chem. (ed. 3) xiii. 400 A cyclic 5-coordinate intermediate is formed which then pseudorotates.
1998 Jrnl. Amer. Chem. Soc. 120 8241/1 Cycloheptane prefers the twist-chair conformation and easily pseudorotates to the chair conformation.
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