kekulene
See also: kekulène
English
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kekulene
Etymology
Kekule + -ene. Named after August Kekulé, the discoverer of the structure of benzene
Noun
kekulene (countable and uncountable, plural kekulenes)
- (organic chemistry) A circulene composed of twelve fused benzene rings, as a hollow hexagon ring, 3 benzene rings to a side.
Synonyms
- (12)circulene / 12-circulene / [12]circulene
Hypernyms
- circulene
Coordinate terms
- coronene (the benzoid molecule which would fill the hollow center of kekulene)
- circumcoronene (the benzoid molecule if kekulene's hollow center were fused with coronene to create a sheet)