Cyclophane
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cyclophane is a noun meaning (organic chemistry) Any cyclic structure used as a base phane in the nomenclature of complex organic compounds.
Meaning
(organic chemistry) Any cyclic structure used as a base phane in the nomenclature of complex organic compounds.
More Meanings
- (organic chemistry) 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.
Word Forms
- cyclophanes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include superphane, metacyclophane, paracyclophane, cyclopropaphane, cyclohexaphane, azacyclophane.
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