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Allene vs Alkyl - What's the difference?

allene | alkyl |

As nouns the difference between allene and alkyl

is that allene is allene while alkyl is alkyl.

allene

English

(wikipedia allene)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any of a class of hydrocarbons having two double bonds from one carbon atom to two others - R2C=C=CR2; especially the parent compound CH2=C=CH2 (propadiene).
  • (organic chemistry) Any derivative of such hydrocarbons.

    • See also

    * cumulene ----

    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 ----