Definition of Aromatic compound

1. Noun. A hydrocarbon containing one or more benzene rings that are characteristic of the benzene series of compounds.

Generic synonyms: Hydrocarbon

Medical Definition of Aromatic compound

1. Any compound in which the constituent atoms, or any part of them, form a ring. Used mainly in organic chemistry where: 1) numerous compound's contain rings of carbon atoms (carbocyclic compound's) or carbon atoms plus one or more atoms of other types (heterocyclic compound's), usually nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur; 2) where the atoms in the ring are all of the same element (homocyclic or isocyclic compound); 3) where the ring is saturated or contains nonconjugated double bonds (alicyclic compound), the compound is similar in properties to the corresponding acyclic compound (e.g., cyclohexane resembles hexane); 4) where the ring contains conjugated double bonds in a closed loop in which there are 4n + 2 (where n is an integer) delocalised π electrons (Huckel's rule) (aromatic compound; e.g., benzene, pyridine), it is more stable than the corresponding saturated ring and exhibits unusual chemical properties characteristic of itself and not of other types of rings or of acyclic compound's. These aromatic compounds have the ability to sustain an induced ring current. Synonym: closed chain compound, ring compound. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Aromatic Compound

aromatherapy
aromatic
aromatic
aromatic-l-amino-acid decarboxylases
aromatical
aromatically
aromaticities
aromaticity
aromatics
aromatic amine acetyltransferase
aromatic amine dehydrogenase
aromatic ammonia spirit
aromatic aster
aromatic castor oil
aromatic compound (current term)
aromatic compound (current term)
aromatic d-amino-acid decarboxylase
aromatic hydrocarbon
aromatic NADH-dependent nitroreductase
aromatic series
aromatic water
aromatisation
aromatise
aromatise
aromatiser
aromatization
aromatizations
aromatize
aromatized
aromatizes

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