Fulvenes are the class of hydrocarbon obtained by formally cross-conjugating one ring and methylidene through a common exocyclic double bond.[1][2]
The name is derived from fulvene, which has one pentagonal ring. Other examples include methylenecyclopropene (triafulvene) and heptafulvene.
Fulvenes are generally named based on the number of ring atoms. Thus methylenecyclopropene is "triafulvene", methylenecyclopentadiene is "pentafulvene", etc.[3]
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- ^ IUPAC, Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book") (1997). Online corrected version: (2006–) "Fulvenes". doi:10.1351/goldbook.F02550