benzene ring
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- noun
- /ˈbɛnziːn rɪŋ/
- Specialized
:
anillo de benceno
- A benzene ring consists of six carbon atoms arranged in a circular pattern, each attached to a hydrogen atom.
Examples
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So in the case of oxygen, there's this unshared pair of the oxygen, which can overlap with the with the P orbitals on the benzene ring, right?
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But so tacticity is whether you there's a benzene ring, which you know, are they all on the same side?
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But he says Kehule dreamt about a snake swallowing its own tail, which illumined for him the structure of the benzene ring.
Fiction book (1992) -
Kevlar, used in as a substitute for steel belting and tires, derives its strength from this benzene ring here and polyesters.
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It could be speculated that the electron-withdrawing fluorine atoms reduce the electron density of the benzene ring, thus causing a decreased nucleophilicity of the oxygen atom.
Academic text (2018) -
The aromatic compound phenol contains a benzene ring that contributes to its chemical properties.
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In organic chemistry, reactions often involve the benzene ring due to its unique stability.
Synonyms
A ring of six carbon atoms, each with one hydrogen
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is transparently compositional: 'benzene' names the chemical and 'ring' denotes a circular shape, so a learner who knows both words can infer it refers to a ring-shaped form of benzene. Although detailed technical facts (six carbons, aromaticity) require chemistry knowledge, the basic spatial/conceptual meaning is directly derivable and follows normal English noun–noun compounding.
Etymology
The noun benzene ring names a small ring of atoms inside a molecule. Imagine six carbon atoms joined in a closed six-sided circle, each holding a hydrogen; that closed circle is the ring, and that's why many chemicals are said to 'contain a benzene ring' today.