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Likewise in a ''gem-dibromide'' the prefix gem, an abbreviation of Geminal , signals that both bromine atoms are bonded to the ''same'' atom. Like other such concepts as Syn , anti, Exo or endo the description ''vicinal'' helps explaining how different parts of a molecule are related to each other either structurally or spatially. The vicinal adjective is sometimes restricted to those molecules with two ''identical'' functional groups. The term can also be extended to substituents on aromatic rings. |
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