Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
acide méthyl-2-dihydroxy-3,4-méthoxy-5-phényl-octanoïque
English translation:
2-methyl-3,4-dihydroxy-5-methoxyphenyl octanoic acid
Added to glossary by
Lars Finsen
Oct 17, 2003 16:21
20 yrs ago
French term
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acide méthyl-2-dihydroxy-3,4-méthoxy-5-phényl-octanoïque
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wine industry
extraction of volatile compounds from French and American oak barrels.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +3 | 2-methyl-3,4-dihydroxy-5-methoxyphenyloctanoic acid |
Lars Finsen
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| 4 | 2-methyl-3,4-dihydroxy-5-methoxy phenyloctanoic acid |
Richard Benham
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Proposed translations
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Lars Finsen
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2-methyl-3,4-dihydroxy-5-methoxyphenyloctanoic acid
Some similarly named compounds in the references.
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Note added at 2003-10-17 17:21:55 (GMT)
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The numbering refers to the phenyl group, and you can emphasise this with parentheses: (2-methyl-3,4-dihydroxy-5-methoxyphenyl)octanoic acid or with a space between \"phenyl\" and \"octanoic\".
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Note added at 2003-10-17 17:21:55 (GMT)
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The numbering refers to the phenyl group, and you can emphasise this with parentheses: (2-methyl-3,4-dihydroxy-5-methoxyphenyl)octanoic acid or with a space between \"phenyl\" and \"octanoic\".
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Richard Benham
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2-methyl-3,4-dihydroxy-5-methoxy phenyloctanoic acid
I don't claim to be an expert, but from this and other examples it seems clear that the French must put their numbers (showing which carbon the radical is attached to) **after** the name of the radical, rather than before as in English. Apart form that, it's quite straightforward.
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