catenane
English
Etymology
From Latin catena (“a chain”).
Noun
catenane (plural catenanes)
- (organic chemistry) Any compound, especially a hydrocarbon, having two or more rings interconnected like the links of a chain, without a covalent bond.
Usage notes
- The number of rings in the compound is shown by preceding the name with a number in square brackets e.g. [3]catenane.
Derived terms
- hemicatenane
- polycatenane
- pseudocatenane
See also
- catena compound