Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry - Phenanthrene

Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry

Phenanthrene: A tricyclic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon having the molecular structure shown below, or a molecule containing this moiety.


Bond-line structure		Ball and spoke		Space filling model

Related terms: Benzene, benzene ring, arene, naphthalene, anthracene, benzo[a]pyrene, coronene, graphene, PAH
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