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Alkenes vs Alkyl - What's the difference?

alkenes | alkyl |

As nouns the difference between alkenes and alkyl

is that alkenes is while alkyl is alkyl.

alkenes

English

Noun

(head)

    • alkyl

    English

    (wikipedia alkyl)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any of a series of univalent radicals of the general formula CnH2n+1 derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons.

    • Related terms

    * alkane * alkenyl * alkynyl

    See also

    * -yl * aryl * methyl * ethyl * propyl * butyl * amyl, pentyl * hexyl * heptyl * octyl * nonyl * decyl * and so on ----