indene

American

[in-deen] / ˈɪn din /

noun

Chemistry.

a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon, C 9 H 8 , obtained from coal tar by fractional distillation: used in synthesizing resins.

indene British

/ ˈɪndiːn /

noun

a colourless liquid hydrocarbon extracted from petroleum and coal tar and used in making synthetic resins. Formula: C 9 H 8

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indene Scientific

/ ĭn′dēn′ /

A colorless organic liquid obtained from coal tar and used in preparing synthetic resins. Chemical formula: C ₉ H ₈ .

Etymology

Origin of indene

First recorded in 1885–90; ind- + -ene

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As postdoc Dr. Remy Lalisse says, "Our calculations seem to suggest that the reaction takes place via an initial addition of a diazomethyl radical to indene."

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