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5-membered

5-membered

8.0
Having a ring of five atoms in a molecule
  • adjective
  • Specialized
translation icon : de cinco miembros
  • Imidazole is an example of a 5-membered aromatic ring system.

Examples

  • The molecule contains a 5-membered heterocyclic ring, which is common in organic chemistry.

  • Many pharmaceuticals include at least one 5-membered ring in their structure.

  • The chemist synthesized a 5-membered ring compound.

  • Is this molecule a 5-membered structure?

  • Imidazole is an example of a 5-membered aromatic ring system.

  • Many pharmaceuticals include at least one 5-membered ring in their structure.

  • The molecule contains a 5-membered heterocyclic ring, which is common in organic chemistry.

Synonyms

five-membered
vs5-membered
  • Specialized
8.2

A ring of five atoms in a molecule

uses a numeric digit instead of the word when showing the ring size

How Many

8-membered
  • Specialized
8.4
7-membered
  • Specialized
8.3
6-membered
  • Specialized
7.8
5-membered
  • Specialized
8.0
4-membered
  • Specialized
8.9
3-membered
  • Specialized
9.6

Surface Forms

5-membered positive

Morphology

5-membered = 5-member (transparent) = 5 + member + ed

The meaning 'having five members' is directly deducible from '5' + 'member' + '-ed', a regular scientific/technical formation.

Etymology

5-Membered comes from putting the number 5 together with member (a 'part' or 'person in a group') and the ending -ed which means 'having'. A helpful image is a team of five people: in chemistry a 5-membered ring simply means a ring that has five atoms or groups.