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What is Heterocycles?

Also known as: heterocycle · heteroaromatic compound

Definition 29.1 University Chemistry — Year 3 · Chapter 29 — Heterocyclic Chemistry

A heterocycle is a ring compound with at least one atom other than carbon in the ring; a heteroaromatic compound is an aromatic one, such as pyridine, pyrrole, furan or thiophene.

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