Definition of Cyclohexane

1. Noun. (organic compound) An alicyclic hydrocarbon, C6H12, consisting of a ring of six carbon atoms; a volatile liquid. ¹

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Definition of Cyclohexane

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cyclohexane

cycloheptaphanes
cycloheptatriene
cycloheptatrienes
cycloheptatrienylium
cycloheptene
cycloheptenone
cycloheptenones
cycloheptylamine
cyclohexaamylose
cyclohexadiene
cyclohexadienedione
cyclohexadienediones
cyclohexadienyl dehydratase
cyclohexamantane
cyclohexamide
cyclohexane (current term)
cyclohexanehexone
cyclohexanes
cyclohexanesulfamic acid
cyclohexannulated
cyclohexannulation
cyclohexanol
cyclohexanol phthalate
cyclohexanols
cyclohexanone
cyclohexanone oxygenase
cyclohexanones
cyclohexaphane
cyclohexaphanes
cyclohexatriene

Literary usage of Cyclohexane

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"Thus the exocyclic méthylène protons of the major product from chlori- nation of (bromomethyl)cyclohexane absorb as a sharp singlet at —3.65 ppm and those ..."

2. The Chemistry of the Non-benzenoid Hydrocarbons and Their Simple Derivatives by Benjamin Talbott Brooks (1922)
"THE cyclohexane SERIES ries. Usually the halogen derivatives have not ... When cyclohexane is chlorinated in the cold a mixture of chlorides is obtained. ..."

3. An Introduction to the Study of the Compounds of Carbon, Or, Organic Chemistry by Ira Remsen (1922)
"Of these the simplest are cyclopropane, cyclo- butane, cyclopentane, cyclohexane, etc., isomerie with the defines. CH2 Cyclopentane CH2 They are made by the ..."

4. A Text Book of Organic Chemistry by William Albert Noyes (1903)
"cyclohexane and many of its derivatives have been prepared by the reduction of derivatives of benzene. When benzene itself is reduced by means of hydriodic ..."

5. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"As soon as a substituent is introduced into a cyclohexane ring, the molecule may ... Rather than use the vague terms boat and chair forms of cyclohexane, ..."

6. Design and Use of Superior Asphalt Binders by Richard R. Davison (1994)
"The use of cyclohexane as the initial solvent for asphalt separation eliminated ... The complete solubility of the asphalt in cyclohexane allowed thorough ..."

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