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Dichloromethane vs Dichloroethane - What's the difference?

dichloromethane | dichloroethane |

As nouns the difference between dichloromethane and dichloroethane

is that dichloromethane is the partially halogenated hydrocarbon CH2Cl2 widely used as a solvent while dichloroethane is either of two isomeric organochlorides with the molecular formula C2H4Cl2: 1,1-dichloroethane (ethylidene dichloride) and 1,2-dichloroethane (ethylene dichloride).

dichloromethane

English

Noun

  • (organic compound) The partially halogenated hydrocarbon CH2Cl2 widely used as a solvent

    • Synonyms

    * methylene chloride

    External links

    * (wikipedia "dichloromethane")

    dichloroethane

    English

    (wikipedia dichloroethane)

    Noun

  • (chemistry) Either of two isomeric organochlorides with the molecular formula C2H4Cl2: 1,1-dichloroethane (ethylidene dichloride) and 1,2-dichloroethane (ethylene dichloride).