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Anthracene vs Dithranol - What's the difference?

anthracene | dithranol |

In organic compound terms the difference between anthracene and dithranol

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 dithranol is a hydroxyanthrone anthracene derivative used as a medicine for skin affected by psoriasis.

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)

    dithranol

    English

    Noun

    (-) (wikipedia dithranol)
  • (organic compound) A hydroxyanthrone anthracene derivative used as a medicine for skin affected by psoriasis.

    • Synonyms

    * anthralin