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Anthracene vs Anthraquinone - What's the difference?

anthracene | anthraquinone |

In organic compound terms the difference between anthracene and anthraquinone

is that anthracene is a tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (an acene containing three fused rings) obtained from coal tar; used in the manufacture of wood preservatives, insecticides and the dye alizarin; it is isomeric with phenanthrene while anthraquinone is a tricyclic quinone, derived from anthracene.

anthracene

English

Noun

  • (organic compound) A tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (an acene containing three fused rings) obtained from coal tar; used in the manufacture of wood preservatives, insecticides and the dye alizarin; it is isomeric with phenanthrene.
  • anthraquinone

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia anthraquinone) (en noun)
  • (organic compound) A tricyclic quinone, derived from anthracene.
  • (organic chemistry) Any derivative of this parent compound, mostly natural pigments or synthetic dyes.
  • Derived terms

    * anthraquinonoid