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Anthracene vs Dihydroanthracene - What's the difference?

anthracene | dihydroanthracene |

In context|organic compound|lang=en terms the difference between anthracene and dihydroanthracene

is that anthracene is (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 while dihydroanthracene is (organic compound) the tricyclic hydrocarbon, consisting of two benzene rings connected by two methylene group bridges, formed by reduction of anthracene.

As nouns the difference between anthracene and dihydroanthracene

is that anthracene is (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 while dihydroanthracene is (organic compound) the tricyclic hydrocarbon, consisting of two benzene rings connected by two methylene group bridges, formed by reduction of anthracene.

anthracene

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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)

    dihydroanthracene

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    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic compound) The tricyclic hydrocarbon, consisting of two benzene rings connected by two methylene group bridges, formed by reduction of anthracene