catenanes (catena compounds)

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@H02889@ having two or more rings connected in the manner of links of a chain, without a @C01384@. More generally, the class catena compounds embraces functional derivatives and hetero analogues, e.g:
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Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1307. (Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)) on page 1327 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'catenanes' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 3rd ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2006. Online version 3.0.1, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C00904 RIS BibTex EndNote
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