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HOMOCYCLIC COMPOUND [1 record]

Record 1 2003-11-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
DEF

homocyclic compounds: Cyclic compounds having as ring members atoms of the same element only, e.g. benzene, pentazole, cyclohexasilane.

OBS

Not to be confused with "carbocyclic compound" (q.v.).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
DEF

Composé cyclique dont tous les atomes du cycle sont constitués du même élément. Par exemple : benzène, pentazole, cyclohexasilane.

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec «composé carbocyclique», qui désigne un composé dans lequel tous les atomes du (ou des) cycle(s) sont des atomes de carbone (p. ex. : 1,2-dihydronaphthalène).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
DEF

Compuesto cíclico formado por átomos del mismo elemento.

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