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Anthracene vs Anthryl - What's the difference?

anthracene | anthryl |

As nouns the difference between anthracene and anthryl

is that anthracene is anthracene while anthryl is (organic chemistry) any of three isomeric univalent radicals 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.

    • See also

    * ("anthracene" on Wikipedia)

    anthryl

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any of three isomeric univalent radicals derived from anthracene