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Cyclohexanone vs Cyclohexanol - What's the difference?

cyclohexanone | cyclohexanol |

In organic compound terms the difference between cyclohexanone and cyclohexanol

is that cyclohexanone is the alicyclic ketone obtained from cyclohexane by the replacement of a methylene group by a carbonyl group while cyclohexanol is the alicyclic alcohol derived from cyclohexane by replacement of a hydrogen atom with a hydroxyl group.

cyclohexanone

English

(wikipedia cyclohexanone)

Noun

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

    • cyclohexanol

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia cyclohexanol)
  • (organic compound) The alicyclic alcohol derived from cyclohexane by replacement of a hydrogen atom with a hydroxyl group