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Hexene vs Benzene - What's the difference?

hexene | benzene |

In organic compound terms the difference between hexene and benzene

is that hexene is any of several isomers of the alkene having six carbon atoms and one double bond while benzene is an aromatic hydrocarbon of formula C6H6 whose structure consists of a ring of alternate single and double bonds.

hexene

English

Noun

(wikipedia hexene) (en noun)
  • (organic compound) Any of several isomers of the alkene having six carbon atoms and one double bond

    • benzene

    English

    (wikipedia benzene)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (organic compound) An aromatic hydrocarbon of formula C6H6 whose structure consists of a ring of alternate single and double bonds.
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  • (organic chemistry, in combination) Sometimes used in place of the phenyl group.

    • Derived terms

    (terms derived from "benzene") * benz- * benzenoid * benzeneamine * benzeneazo * benzeneazothiocarbonyl * benzenecyclopentadienyliron * benzenediamine * benzenediazo * benzenediazoate * benzenediazonium * benzenedicarbonyl * benzeneethanol * benzenehexacarboxylic * benzenehexoxide * benzeneiron * benzeneperoxyseleninic * benzeneperoxysulfonic * benzeneruthenium * benzeneseleninic * benzeneselenonate * benzeneselenonic * benzenesulfinato * benzenesulfinyl * benzenesulfonate * benzenesulfonic * benzenesulfonyl * benzenesulfonylhydrazide * benzenesulfonylperoxosulfate * benzenesulphonothioic * benzenethiol * benzo-

    See also

    * cyclohexane * cyclohexene * cycloalkane * cycloalkene * cyclohexatriene ----