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Dichloromethane vs Dichloromethyl - What's the difference?

dichloromethane | dichloromethyl |

As nouns the difference between dichloromethane and dichloromethyl

is that dichloromethane is the partially halogenated hydrocarbon CH2Cl2 widely used as a solvent while dichloromethyl is the univalent radical CHCl2- derived from dichloromethane.

dichloromethane

English

Noun

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

    • Synonyms

    * methylene chloride

    External links

    * (wikipedia "dichloromethane")

    dichloromethyl

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent radical CHCl2- derived from dichloromethane