hexabenzocoronene
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English[edit]
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