noun
- Plural of fluorene; organic compounds consisting of three fused benzene rings with a methylene bridge, used in organic synthesis and materials science.
Usage: chemistry; technical
Examples
- Fluorenes are important building blocks in the synthesis of advanced polymers.
- The research team studied the photochemical properties of various fluorenes.
- Substituted fluorenes are commonly used in organic light-emitting diode (OLED) technology.
- Fluorenes can be oxidized to form fluorenones under appropriate conditions.