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Alkyl vs Alkadiene - What's the difference?

alkyl | alkadiene |

As nouns the difference between alkyl and alkadiene

is that alkyl is alkyl while alkadiene is (organic chemistry) any aliphatic diene.

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 ----

    alkadiene

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any aliphatic diene