alkane |
pristane |
As nouns the difference between alkane and pristane
is that
alkane is any of saturated hydrocarbons including methane, ethane and compounds with long carbon chain known as paraffins etc., having a chemical formula of the form C
nH
2n+2 while
pristane is a natural saturated terpenoid alkane,
2,6,10,14-tetramethylpentadecane, used as a lubricant, an anticorrosion agent, and in medical research.
alkane |
isoalkane |
In organic chemistry terms the difference between alkane and isoalkane
is that
alkane is any of saturated hydrocarbons including methane, ethane and compounds with long carbon chain known as paraffins etc., having a chemical formula of the form C
nH
2n+2 while
isoalkane is any branched-chain alkane, but especially one having a methyl group attached to the penultimate carbon atom of the main chain.
alkane |
hentriacontane |
As nouns the difference between alkane and hentriacontane
is that
alkane is while
hentriacontane is (chemistry) a solid, long-chain alkane hydrocarbon with the structural formula ch
3(ch
2)
29ch
3, found in a variety of plants and in beeswax.
alkane |
heptadecane |
As nouns the difference between alkane and heptadecane
is that
alkane is while
heptadecane is heptadecane.
alkane |
isocetane |
As nouns the difference between alkane and isocetane
is that
alkane is any of saturated hydrocarbons including methane, ethane and compounds with long carbon chain known as paraffins etc., having a chemical formula of the form C
nH
2n+2 while
isocetane is 2,2,4,4,6,8,8-heptamethylnonane, a highly branched alkane used as a reference in determining the cetane number of diesel.
alkane |
octadecane |
As nouns the difference between alkane and octadecane
is that
alkane is while
octadecane is octadecane.
alkane |
docosane |
As nouns the difference between alkane and docosane
is that
alkane is any of saturated hydrocarbons including methane, ethane and compounds with long carbon chain known as paraffins etc., having a chemical formula of the form C
nH
2n+2 while
docosane is any alkane having 22 carbon atoms, but especially
n-docosane CH
3(CH
2)
20CH
3
alkane |
nitroalkane |
As nouns the difference between alkane and nitroalkane
is that
alkane is while
nitroalkane is any alkane containing a nitro group.
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