BENZENE RING


Meaning of BENZENE RING in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1877

: a structural arrangement of atoms in benzene and other aromatic compounds that consists of a planar symmetrical hexagon of six carbon atoms which derives added stability from the delocalization of certain bonding electrons over the entire ring — compare meta- 4a, orth- 4b, para- 2b

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