Mancude monocyclic
hydrocarbons without side chains of the general formula
CnHn
(
n is an even number) or
CnHn+1
(
n is an odd number). In systematic nomenclature an annulene with seven or more carbon
atoms may be named [
n]annulene, where
n is the number of carbon atoms, e.g. [9]annulene for cyclonona-1,3,5,7-tetraene.
Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1307
(Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on
structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995))
on page 1318
PAC, 1994, 66, 1077
(Glossary of terms used in physical organic chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994))
on page 1083