What is "sumanene"

n. (context chemistry English) A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, of scientific interest because the molecule can be considered a fragment of buckminsterfullerene.

Sumanene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and of scientific interest because the molecule can be considered a fragment of buckminsterfullerene. Suman means " sunflower" in both Hindi and Sanskrit. The core of the arene is a benzene ring and the periphery consists of alternating benzene rings (3) and cyclopentadiene rings (3). Unlike fullerene, sumanene has benzyl positions which are available for organic reactions.