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Cyclopentadiene vs Methylcyclopentadiene - What's the difference?

cyclopentadiene | methylcyclopentadiene |

As nouns the difference between cyclopentadiene and methylcyclopentadiene

is that cyclopentadiene is cyclopentadiene while methylcyclopentadiene is (organic compound) any of three isomeric cyclic diolefins, (methyl derivatives of cyclopentadiene), the organic precursor to the methylcyclopentadienyl-ligand commonly found in organometallic chemistry.

cyclopentadiene

English

Noun

(wikipedia cyclopentadiene)
  • (organic compound) an unsaturated alicyclic hydrocarbon, C5H6; it forms complexes with some transition elements

    • Derived terms

    * cyclopentadienyl complex

    See also

    * cobaltocene * ferrocene * nickelocene

    methylcyclopentadiene

    English

    Noun

    (en noun) (wikipedia methylcyclopentadiene)
  • (organic compound) Any of three isomeric cyclic diolefins, (methyl derivatives of cyclopentadiene), the organic precursor to the methylcyclopentadienyl-ligand commonly found in organometallic chemistry.