kekulene

See also: kekulène

English

Etymology

From Kekule +‎ -ene. Named after August Kekulé, the discoverer of the structure of benzene.

Noun

kekulene (countable and uncountable, plural kekulenes)

  1. (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

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)
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