Definition of alicyclic in English:
alicyclic
adjective ˌalɪˈsɪklɪkˌalɪˈsʌɪklɪk-ˈsik-
Chemistry Relating to or denoting organic compounds which combine cyclic structure with aliphatic properties, e.g. cyclohexane and other saturated cyclic hydrocarbons.
Compare with aromatic
Example sentencesExamples
- Among the 4800 constituents of tobacco smoke, researchers have identified more than 100 alkanes, 150 alkenes and 55 alicyclic hydrocarbons.
- It is the intention of this book to provide an overview of the behaviour of alicyclic compounds in the depth required for an undergraduate chemistry course.
- Its solubility is very high in polar organic solvents as well as in benzene but it is only sparingly soluble in aliphatic or alicyclic organic solvents like hexane and cyclohexane.
- An alicyclic compound is an organic compound that is both aliphatic and cyclic.
- The alicyclic compounds have one or more rings.
noun ˌalɪˈsɪklɪkˌalɪˈsʌɪklɪk-ˈsik-
Chemistry An alicyclic compound.
Example sentencesExamples
- Further chapters describe useful methods for the synthesis of alicyclics by ring contraction, ring enlargement and transannular cyclization.
- The characteristic that distinguishes benzene from the aliphatics and alicyclics, and that defines the aromatics, is the arrangement of electrons in the ring.
- In discussing the alkanes as a functional group, the terms aliphatic (for the acyclic alkane substituent) and alicyclic (for the cyclic alkane substituent) are used.
- The further separation yielded 12 fractions containing aliphatic and alicyclic, 24 containing aromatic and 1 containing nitrogen, sulphur and oxygen containing compounds (NSO fraction).
- They are immiscible with many organic solvents, particularly linear hydrocarbons and alicyclics like cyclopentane.
Origin
Late 19th century: blend of aliphatic and cyclic.