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Ethane vs Ethanedithiol - What's the difference?

ethane | ethanedithiol |

As nouns the difference between ethane and ethanedithiol

is that ethane is ethane (aliphatic hydrocarbon, c2h6) while ethanedithiol is (organic compound) the dithiol derived from ethane.

ethane

English

(wikipedia ethane)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (organic compound, uncountable) An aliphatic hydrocarbon, C2H6, gaseous at normal temperatures and pressures, being a constituent of natural gas.
  • (organic compound, countable) The same compound, subjected to modification by replacing one or more of the hydrogen atoms with other radicals.
    • chlorinated ethanes'; halogenated ' ethanes
  • * 1959 , A. F. Trotman-Dickenson, Free Radicals: An Introduction , page 45,
    • The dissociation constants for ethanes' in which the two halves of the molecule are different are not always close to the mean of the dissociation constants of the corresponding symmetrical ' ethanes .
  • * 1968 , Transactions of the Faraday Society , Volume 64, page 1573,
    • Analysis of the ethane fraction also revealed anomalous deuteration of the ethane, the ethanes' C2H5D, C2H4D2 and C2H3D3 being observed as well as C2H6. ' Ethanes with more than three D atoms were not detected.

    ethanedithiol

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic compound) The dithiol derived from ethane