thiophene

See also: thiophène

English

Ball-and-stick model of thiophene.

Etymology

thio- + phene ("benzene")

Noun

thiophene (plural thiophenes)

  1. (organic chemistry) Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of four carbon atoms and a sulfur atom; especially the simplest one, C4H4S.

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