Naphthenes

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-013320",
  "term": "Naphthenes",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "Saturated hydrocarbons whose carbon atoms form one or more rings, the petroleum-industry name for cycloalkanes, with alkylated cyclopentanes and cyclohexanes the most common. A simple monocyclic naphthene has the formula CnH2n. Naphthenes in naphtha are dehydrogenated to aromatics in catalytic reforming, for example methylcyclohexane to toluene.",
  "subject": "Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "cycloalkanes"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1995, 67, 1307. 'Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)' on page 1350 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199567081307)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/naphthenes/"
}