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Helicene vs Heterohelicene - What's the difference?

helicene | heterohelicene |

As nouns the difference between helicene and heterohelicene

is that helicene is helicene while heterohelicene is (organic chemistry) any heterocyclic equivalent of a helicene, having at least one heteroatom in at least one of its rings.

helicene

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chemistry) any polycyclic aromatic or heteroaromatic compound, consisting of at least five ortho-fused rings arranged to give a helically shaped chiral molecule.

    • Related terms

    * pentahelicene * hexahelicene * heptahelicene * etc.

    heterohelicene

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any heterocyclic equivalent of a helicene, having at least one heteroatom in at least one of its rings