Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
Bi
cyclic
:
A
cyclic
molecule
containing two rings.
Naphthalene
, a
bicyclic
molecule
containing two
fused
benzene rings
.
Bi
cyclo
[2.2.1]
heptane
, a
bridged
bicyclic
molecule
.
Spiro
[2.3]
hexane
, a bi
cyclic
molecule
containing a
cyclopropane
ring and a
cyclobutane
ring.
Related terms:
Tricyclic
,
polycyclic
,
acyclic
,
heterocycle
,
bimolecular
,
trimolecular
,
unimolecular
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