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Cyclohexane vs Cyclohexanone - What's the difference?

cyclohexane | cyclohexanone |

In organic compound terms the difference between cyclohexane and cyclohexanone

is that cyclohexane is an alicyclic hydrocarbon, C6H12, consisting of a ring of six carbon atoms; a volatile liquid while cyclohexanone is the alicyclic ketone obtained from cyclohexane by the replacement of a methylene group by a carbonyl group.

cyclohexane

English

(wikipedia cyclohexane)

Noun

  • (organic compound) An alicyclic hydrocarbon, C6H12, consisting of a ring of six carbon atoms; a volatile liquid.

    • See also

    * cycloalkane * hexane * benzene

    cyclohexanone

    English

    (wikipedia cyclohexanone)

    Noun

  • (organic compound) The alicyclic ketone obtained from cyclohexane by the replacement of a methylene group by a carbonyl group.