Phene

Structural formula of phenanthrene

In chemistry, phenes are condensed aromatic hydrocarbons whose benzene rings are angularly fused .

Examples are:

• Phenanthrene and
• Chryses .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Hans-Dieter Jakubke, Ruth Karcher (coordinators): Encyclopedia of chemistry in three volumes, Spektrum Verlag, Heidelberg, Volume 3, 1999, ISBN 3-8274-0381-2 , p. 13