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ORTHO PERI-FUSED POLYCYCLIC COMPOUND [1 record]

Record 1 2003-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Chemistry
DEF

ortho- and peri-fused polycyclic compounds: Polycyclic compounds in which one ring contains two, and only two, atoms in common with each of two or more rings of a contiguous series of rings.

OBS

Such compounds have n common faces and less than 2n common atoms.

OBS

ortho-; peri-: These prefixes must be italicized.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Chimie
DEF

composés polycycliques ortho- et péri-condensés : Composés polycycliques dans lesquels un cycle quelconque a exactement deux atomes en commun avec chacun (deux ou plus) des cycles qui lui sont contigus.

OBS

Dans de tels composés, le nombre total des atomes communs à plusieurs cycles est alors inférieur au double du nombre de côtés communs.

OBS

ortho-; péri- : Ces préfixes s'écrivent en italique.

Spanish

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