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Degree of unsaturation
by
Codex
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2026-10-20
The
number
of
rings
and
pi-bond
equivalents needed by
a
conventional closed-shell
formula
. For
a
neutral
formula
containing
C
,
H
,
N
and
halogens
, it is
(
2
C
+
2
+
N
−
H
−
X
)
/2
;
oxygen
does not change the count.
A
carbonyl
contributes one and
a
triple bond
two.
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