noun
- Plural of indene; organic compounds consisting of a benzene ring fused to a five-membered ring containing one double bond.
Usage: chemistry; technical
Examples
- Indenes are important intermediates in organic synthesis.
- The chemist studied the reactivity of various indenes in the laboratory.
- Indenes can be used as building blocks for more complex aromatic compounds.
- The polymerization of indenes produces useful polymeric materials.