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Difluoroethane vs Difluoromethane - What's the difference?

difluoroethane | difluoromethane |

In organic compound terms the difference between difluoroethane and difluoromethane

is that difluoroethane is either of two isomeric fluorine derivatives of ethane, but especially 1,1-difluoroethane, once used as a refrigerant and aerosol propellant while difluoromethane is a dihalogenoalkane in which two of the four hydrogen atoms of methane are replaced by fluorine, used as a refrigerant.

difluoroethane

English

Noun

(wikipedia difluoroethane) (en noun)
  • (organic compound) Either of two isomeric fluorine derivatives of ethane, but especially 1,1-difluoroethane , once used as a refrigerant and aerosol propellant

    • difluoromethane

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia difluoromethane)
  • (organic compound) A dihalogenoalkane in which two of the four hydrogen atoms of methane are replaced by fluorine, used as a refrigerant.