noun
- Plural of cyclohexane; saturated cyclic hydrocarbons with six carbon atoms and twelve hydrogen atoms, having the molecular formula C₆H₁₂.
Usage: chemistry; organic chemistry term; typically used in plural when referring to multiple compounds or derivatives
Examples
- Cyclohexanes are commonly used as solvents in industrial applications.
- The chemist studied various cyclohexanes to understand their structural properties.
- Substituted cyclohexanes are important intermediates in pharmaceutical synthesis.
- Cyclohexanes have a six-membered carbon ring in their molecular structure.
- The boiling points of different cyclohexanes vary depending on their substituents.