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Cyclobutane vs Spirocyclobutane - What's the difference?

cyclobutane | spirocyclobutane |

As nouns the difference between cyclobutane and spirocyclobutane

is that cyclobutane is (uncountable|organic compound) a simple alicyclic hydrocarbon, c4h8; a light inflammable gas while spirocyclobutane is (chemistry) a divalent radical in which a cyclobutane ring is fused to another ring at a single carbon atom, the two rings being more-or-less at right angles to one another.

cyclobutane

English

Noun

  • (uncountable, organic compound) A simple alicyclic hydrocarbon, C4H8; a light inflammable gas.
  • (countable, organic chemistry) Any derivative of this compound.

    • External links

    * (wikipedia "cyclobutane")

    spirocyclobutane

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chemistry) A divalent radical in which a cyclobutane ring is fused to another ring at a single carbon atom, the two rings being more-or-less at right angles to one another

    • See also

    * on Wikipedia