English Explanatory Dictionary

cyclophane

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.
  2. Any cyclic structure used as a base phane in the nomenclature of complex organic compounds

Word forms

cyclophane cyclophanes

Etymology

By surface analysis, cyclo- + -phane.

Derived words

azacyclophane crownophane cyclobutaphane cycloheptaphane cyclohexaphane cyclopentaphane cyclopropaphane metacyclophane paracyclophane
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