Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
Anthracene:
A
tricyclic
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
(
PAH
) of
molecular formula
C
14
H
10
featuring three
fused
benzene rings
in a
linear
arrangement, or a
molecule
containing this
moiety
.
Molecular Structure
of Anthracene
Bond-line structure
Ball and spoke
Space-filling model
Related terms:
Benzene
,
benzene ring
,
arene
,
naphthalene
,
phenanthrene
,
benzo[a]pyrene
,
coronene
,
graphene
,
bicyclic
,
bridged
,
spiro
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