benzene ring


benzene ring

noun

Definition of BENZENE RING

: a plane symmetrical ring of six carbon atoms which is characteristic of benzene and related aromatic compounds and in which the electrons forming three conjugated double bonds are distributed over the entire ring

Illustration of BENZENE RING

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