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Benzene
Ben′zene
,Noun.
[From
Benzoin
.] (Chem.)
A volatile, very inflammable liquid,
C6H6
, contained in the naphtha produced by the destructive distillation of coal, from which it is separated by fractional distillation. The name is sometimes applied also to the impure commercial product or benzole, and also, but rarely, to a similar mixed product of petroleum. Benzene nucleus
,
Benzene ring
(Chem.)
, a closed chain or ring, consisting of six carbon atoms, each with one hydrogen atom attached, regarded as the type from which the aromatic compounds are derived. This ring formula is provisionally accepted as representing the probable constitution of the benzene molecule,
C6H6
, and as the type on which its derivatives are formed.Definition 2024
benzene
benzene
See also: benzène
English
structural formula of benzene (a ring-shaped molecule composed of 6 carbon atoms and 6 hydrogen atoms)
Alternative forms
Noun
benzene (usually uncountable, plural benzenes)
- (organic chemistry) An aromatic hydrocarbon of formula C6H6 whose structure consists of a ring of alternate single and double bonds.
- 2013 July-August, Philip J. Bushnell, “Solvents, Ethanol, Car Crashes & Tolerance”, in American Scientist:
- Furthermore, this increase in risk is comparable to the risk of death from leukemia after long-term exposure to benzene, another solvent, which has the well-known property of causing this type of cancer.
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- (organic chemistry, in combination) Sometimes used in place of the phenyl group.
Derived terms
Terms derived from benzene
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Translations
aromatic compound C6H6
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the phenyl group — see phenyl
See also
(ring-shaped molecule composed of 6 carbon atoms and 6 hydrogen atoms):