Petroleum refining glossary. 2013.
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon — An illustration of typical polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Clockwise from top left: benz(e)acephenanthrylene, pyrene and dibenz(ah)anthracene … Wikipedia
aromatic compound — Chem. an organic compound that contains one or more benzene or equivalent heterocyclic rings: many such compounds have an agreeable odor. [1865 70] * * * Any of a large class of organic compounds whose molecular structure includes one or more… … Universalium
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon — abbr. PAH A fused aromatic ring compound consisting only of carbon and hydrogen. Similar compounds include chrysene, pyrene, benzo[a]pyrene, perylene, etc. Naphthalene, the simplest PAH consists of two fused benzene rings. (API 2007) … Petroleum refining glossary
Aromatic hydrocarbon — Arene redirects here. For other uses, see Arene (disambiguation). An aromatic hydrocarbon or arene[1] (or sometimes aryl hydrocarbon)[2] is a hydrocarbon with alternating double and single bonds between carbon atoms. The term aromatic was… … Wikipedia
Polycyclic compound — In organic chemistry, a polycyclic compound is a cyclic compound with more than one hydrocarbon loop or ring structures (benzene rings) [JerryMarch] . The term generally includes all polycyclic aromatic compounds, including the polycyclic… … Wikipedia
heterocyclic compound — Any of a class of organic compounds whose molecules contain one or more rings of atoms with at least one atom (the heteroatom) being an element other than carbon, most frequently oxygen, nitrogen, or sulfur. As in regular cyclic hydrocarbons,… … Universalium
chemical compound — Introduction any substance composed of identical molecules consisting of atoms (atom) of two or more chemical elements (chemical element). All the matter in the universe is composed of the atoms of more than 100 different chemical elements … Universalium
Simple aromatic ring — Simple aromatic rings, also known as simple arenes or simple aromatics, are aromatic organic compounds that consist only of a conjugated planar ring system with delocalized pi electron clouds. Many simple aromatic rings have trivial names. They… … Wikipedia
Volatile organic compound — Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are organic chemicals that have a high vapor pressure at ordinary, room temperature conditions. Their high vapor pressure results from a low boiling point, which causes large numbers of molecules to evaporate or… … Wikipedia
Cyclic compound — In chemistry, a cyclic compound is a compound in which a series of atoms is connected to form a loop or ring.[1] While the vast majority of cyclic compounds are organic, a few inorganic substances form cyclic compounds as well, including sulfur,… … Wikipedia
