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Benzene vs Thiacalixarene - What's the difference?

benzene | thiacalixarene |

As nouns the difference between benzene and thiacalixarene

is that benzene is an aromatic hydrocarbon of formula C6H6 whose structure consists of a ring of alternate single and double bonds while thiacalixarene is any of several analogs of calixarenes in which benzene rigs are connected by sulfur bridges.

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 ----

    thiacalixarene

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia thiacalixarene) (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any of several analogs of calixarenes in which benzene rigs are connected by sulfur bridges.