kekulene

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kekulene

Etymology

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

Noun

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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.

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Coordinate terms

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  • 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)