indene

American  

[in-deen] / ˈɪn din /

noun

Chemistry.

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

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indene British  

/ ˈɪndiːn /

noun

1. 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′ /

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

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Etymology

Origin of indene

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

Example Sentences

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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Indene is a starting material frequently used in the production of organic compounds, as is the product naphthalene.

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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."

From Science Daily

Indene is a starting material frequently used in the production of organic compounds, as is the product naphthalene.

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It is produced in small quantity in the distillation of amber, on passing the vapour of phenyl-naphthyl-methane through a red-hot tube, on heating indene, or by passing the mixed vapours of coumarone and naphthalene through a red-hot tube.

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