kekulene

See also: kekulène

English

kekulene

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

• 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)