Relating to or denoting organic compounds which combine cyclic structure with aliphatic properties, e.g. cyclohexane and other saturated cyclic hydrocarbons.
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Its solubility is very high in polar organic solvents as well as in benzene but it is only sparingl…
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An alicyclic compound.
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The characteristic that distinguishes benzene from the aliphatics and alicyclics, and that defines …