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Carbonyl vs Thioxanthone - What's the difference?

carbonyl | thioxanthone |

As nouns the difference between carbonyl and thioxanthone

is that carbonyl is carbonyl while thioxanthone is (organic compound) a tricyclic ketone derivative of thioxanthene having a carbonyl group opposite the sulfur atom.

carbonyl

English

(wikipedia carbonyl)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) In organic chemistry, a divalent functional group, (-CO-), characteristic of aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, amides, carboxylic acid anhydrides, carbonyl halides, esters and others.
  • (inorganic chemistry) Any compound of a metal with carbon monoxide, such as nickel carbonyl, Ni(CO)4.

    • Derived terms

    * carbonyl chloride * carbonyl stretch * carbonyl sulfide, carbonyl sulphide * hexacarbonyl * metal carbonyl * molybdenum carbonyl * nickel carbonyl * pentacarbonyl * sulfocarbonyl, sulphocarbonyl * tetracarbonyl * thiocarbonyl * tungsten carbonyl

    thioxanthone

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic compound) A tricyclic ketone derivative of thioxanthene having a carbonyl group opposite the sulfur atom