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aryne definition

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A hydrocarbon derived from an arene by abstraction of two hydrogen atoms from adjacent carbon atoms; thus 1,2-didehydroarene. Arynes are commonly represented with a formal triple bond. The analogous heterocyclic compounds are called heteroarynes or hetarynes. E.g.

benzyne

Arynes are usually transient species. IUPAC CLASS NAMES (1993).


See also:

Antiferromagnetic definition
arsanylium ions definition
Archimedes principle definition
Antigen definition
arsoranes definition