English Explanatory Dictionary

triangulene

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A flat hydrocarbon graphene fragment, C₂₂H₁₂, composed of six fused benzene rings in a triangular configuration; being a radical having two unpaired electrons.
  2. The functional group composed of such a structure, an unsubstituted triangulene.
  3. A compound incorporating the functional group, a substituted triangulene.

Word forms

triangulene triangulenes

Etymology

From triangular + -ene (“benzenoid/graphene”). From being a triangle composed of benzene rings.

Synonyms

4H,8H-dibenzo(cd,mn)pyren-4,8-diyl

Derived words

dihydrotriangulene triangulenium
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