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Related Terms:
indenophane
hydrocarbon
cyclic
cage
cyclophanes
aliphatic
unit
cyclohexaphane
metacyclophane
structure
crownophane
superphane
chain
cyclopropaphane
nomenclature
bridge
aromatic
paracyclophane
cycloheptaphane
cyclobutaphane
phane
benzene ring
cyclopentaphane
ansa compound
complex
organic compound
macrocycle
Noun
Definition: A hydrocarbon consisting an aromatic unit (typically a benzene ring) and an aliphatic chain that forms a bridge between two positions of the aromatic ring; more complex derivatives (the superphanes) with multiple aromatic units and bridges forming cagelike structures are known.