hexabenzocoronene
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Etymology
[edit]hexa- + benzo- + coronene. From having an additional 6 benzene rings fused to a coronene.
Noun
[edit]hexabenzocoronene (uncountable)
- (organic chemistry) A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon in which six benzene rings are fused to the six available positions of a coronene ring
Synonyms
[edit]- HBC (abbreviation)
Hyponyms
[edit]- hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronene (“C42H18”) (hexabenzo[bc,ef,hi,kl,no,qr]coronene)
- hexa-cata-hexabenzocoronene (“C48H24”) (hexabenzo[a,d,g,j,m,p]coronene)
Coordinate terms
[edit]- benzene
- circumcoronene (the molecule that would result if the remaining six positions on the HBC around the coronene center were to be fused with additional benzene rings)
- dodecabenzocoronene / DBC
Derived terms
[edit]- HBC (abbreviation)
- hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronene / peri-HBC
- hexa-cata-hexabenzocoronene / cata-HBC