Hexabenzocoronene

Hexabenzocoronene refers to 2 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons with the molecular formula C₄₂H₁₈ and C₄₈H₂₄. They both consist of a central coronene molecule surrounded by 6 fused benzene rings.

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• What does hexabenzocoronene mean
• How to pronounce hexabenzocoronene
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The [bc,ef,hi,kl,no,qr] analogue (shown right) has been imaged by atomic force microscopy (AFM) providing the first example of a molecule in which disparities in bond order and bond lengths of the individual bonds can be distinguished.