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Also known as acenes

thumb|The general structural formula for acenes

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thumb|The general structural formula for acenes

In organic chemistry, the acenes or polyacenes are a class of organic compounds and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons made up of benzene () rings which have been linearly fused. They follow the general molecular formula {{chem2|C_{4n+2}H_{2n+4} }}.

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