Phenacenes are a class of organic compounds consisting of fused aromatic rings. They are polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, related to acenes and helicenes from which they differ by the arrangement of the fused rings.
[n]Phenacene | Common name | Structure |
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[4]phenacene | Chrysene | |
[5]phenacene | Picene | |
[6]phenacene | Fulminene | |
[7]phenacene |