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  1. aromatic hydrocarbonnoun

    a hydrocarbon that contains one or more benzene rings that are characteristic of the benzene series of organic compounds

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  1. aromatic hydrocarbon

    Aromatic compounds, also known as "mono- and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons", are organic compounds containing one or more aromatic rings. The parent member of aromatic compounds is benzene. The word "aromatic" originates from the past grouping of molecules based on smell, before their general chemical properties are understood. The current definition of aromatic compounds does not have any relation with their smell. Heteroarenes are closely related, since at least one carbon atom of CH group is replaced by one of the heteroatoms oxygen, nitrogen, or sulfur. Examples of non-benzene compounds with aromatic properties are furan, a heterocyclic compound with a five-membered ring that includes a single oxygen atom, and pyridine, a heterocyclic compound with a six-membered ring containing one nitrogen atom. Hydrocarbons without an aromatic ring are called aliphatic.

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  1. aromatic hydrocarbon

    An aromatic hydrocarbon, also known as an arene, is a type of hydrocarbon containing one or more planar sets of six carbon atoms, connected by single and double bonds to form a ring structure. These compounds are characterized by their stability and the delocalized, circulating "pi" electrons that give them unique chemical properties. The simplest example of an aromatic hydrocarbon is benzene.

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  1. Aromatic hydrocarbon

    An aromatic hydrocarbon or arene is a hydrocarbon with alternating double and single bonds between carbon atoms forming rings. The term 'aromatic' was assigned before the physical mechanism determining aromaticity was discovered, and was derived from the fact that many of the compounds have a sweet scent. The configuration of six carbon atoms in aromatic compounds is known as a benzene ring, after the simplest possible such hydrocarbon, benzene. Aromatic hydrocarbons can be monocyclic or polycyclic. Some non-benzene-based compounds called heteroarenes, which follows Hückel's rule, are also called as aromatic compounds. In these compounds, at least one carbon atom is replaced by one of the heteroatoms oxygen, nitrogen, or sulfur. Examples of non-benzene compounds with aromatic properties are furan, a heterocyclic compound with a five-membered ring that includes an oxygen atom, and pyridine, a heterocyclic compound with a six-membered ring containing one nitrogen atom.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of aromatic hydrocarbon in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of aromatic hydrocarbon in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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