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Biphenyl vs Diphenylmethane - What's the difference?

biphenyl | diphenylmethane |

As nouns the difference between biphenyl and diphenylmethane

is that biphenyl is a colourless solid hydrocarbon, C12H10, consisting of two benzene rings linked together while diphenylmethane is the aromatic hydrocarbon (C6H5)2CH2; it is an intermediate in the synthesis of many other compounds.

biphenyl

English

(wikipedia biphenyl)

Noun

  • (organic compound, uncountable) A colourless solid hydrocarbon, C12H10, consisting of two benzene rings linked together
  • (organic compound, countable) Any substituted or otherwise altered version of biphenyl, such as PCBs
    • halogenated biphenyls

    Synonyms

    * diphenyl * when used as a preservative * lemonene

    Derived terms

    * polychlorinated biphenyl * monochlorobiphenyl * dichlorobiphenyl * trichlorobiphenyl * tetrachlorobiphenyl * pentachlorobiphenyl * hexachlorobiphenyl * heptachlorobiphenyl * octachlorobiphenyl * nonachlorobiphenyl * decachlorobiphenyl

    diphenylmethane

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia diphenylmethane)
  • (organic compound) The aromatic hydrocarbon (C6H5)2CH2; it is an intermediate in the synthesis of many other compounds