cyclane Chem.
(ˈsaɪkleɪn)
[f. cyclic a. 7 or cyclo- + -ane.]
Any saturated cyclic hydrocarbon.
| 1932 Brit. Chem. Abstr. 559/2 (heading) Raman spectra of cyclanes... Raman spectra of cyclo-propane, -pentane, -hexane, -heptane, and -octane and their Me derivatives show great similarity. 1939 Thorpe's Dict. Appl. Chem. (ed. 4) III. 532/1 They [sc. cyclenes] can..readily be derived from various simple derivatives of the saturated cyclic hydrocarbons (cyclanes). |