Kekulene

Kekulene
Names



Other names [12]–Coronaphen, [12]Circulene
Identifiers
CAS Number	15123-47-4^Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChEBI	CHEBI:32987^N
ChemSpider	4574217^N
PubChem CID	5460755
InChI InChI=1S/C48H24/c1-2-26-14-28-5-6-30-16-32-9-10-34-18-36-12-11-35-17-33-8-7-31-15-29-4-3-27-13-25(1)37-19-39(27)41(29)21-43(31)45(33)23-47(35)48(36)24-46(34)44(32)22-42(30)40(28)20-38(26)37/h1-24H^N Key: TYPKKLUFDMGLAC-UHFFFAOYSA-N^N InChI=1/C48H24/c1-2-26-14-28-5-6-30-16-32-9-10-34-18-36-12-11-35-17-33-8-7-31-15-29-4-3-27-13-25(1)37-19-39(27)41(29)21-43(31)45(33)23-47(35)48(36)24-46(34)44(32)22-42(30)40(28)20-38(26)37/h1-24H Key: TYPKKLUFDMGLAC-UHFFFAOYAP
SMILES C1=CC2=CC3=C4C=C2C5=CC6=C(C=CC7=CC8=C(C=C76)C9=CC2=C(C=CC6=C2C=C2C(=C6)C=CC6=C2C=C4C(=C6)C=C3)C=C9C=C8)C=C51
Properties
Chemical formula	C₄₈H₂₄
Molar mass	600.72 g·mol⁻¹
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Kekulene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and a circulene with the chemical formula C₄₈H₂₄. It was first synthesized in 1978, and was named in honor of August Kekulé, the discoverer of the structure of the benzene molecule.