"Azulenes" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Compounds based on a seven-membered ring fused to a five-membered ring. Heat can rearrange them to NAPHTHALENES which have two fused six-membered rings. They are similar to guaiazulenes which are SESQUITERPENES with a six-membered ring fused to a five-membered ring.
| Descriptor ID |
D052176
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.455.426.392.368.284.049 D02.455.426.559.847.133 D04.615.133
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| Concept/Terms |
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