Meaning & use
Indane
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A colorless liquid hydrocarbon compound consisting of a benzene ring fused to a cyclopentane ring, used in organic chemistry and as a chemical intermediate.
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Indane is used as a precursor in the synthesis of various pharmaceutical compounds.
The lab stored the indane sample in a sealed amber bottle.
A note on using this word
Also spelled 'indan', this bicyclic hydrocarbon is chemically related to indene and naphthalene.
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