coronene

coronene (countable and uncountable, plural coronenes)

1. (organic chemistry) A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon consisting of six benzene rings fused together into a ring. Coronene has the molecular formula C₂₄H₁₂
2. any derivative of this compound

(a hexagonal ring of 6 fused benzene rings):

• superbenzene
• circumbenzene
• hexabenzobenzene
• (6)circulene / 6-circulene / [6]circulene

(a hexagonal ring of 6 fused benzene rings):

• circulene (a ring composed of fused benzene rings)

• hexabenzocoronene
• dodecabenzocoronene
• circumcoronene

(a hexagonal ring of 6 fused benzene rings):

• graphene (an large flat sheet composed of fused benzene rings)
• benzene (the benzoid molecule that would fill the hollow center of coronene)
• kekulene (the benzoid molecule that would encompass coronene, as its hollow center)
• circumcoronene (the benzoid molecule that would result if coronene were wrapped by another complete ring of fused benzene rings)

• carpathite (a mineral composed of coronene)

• “Coronene” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
• “coronene”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016.