As nouns the difference between furan and difuran
is that furan is (organic chemistry) any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of four carbon atoms and an oxygen atom; especially the simplest one, c4h4o while difuran is (organic compound) a bicyclic heterocycle consisting of two fused furan rings.
furan
Noun
(
en noun)
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of four carbon atoms and an oxygen atom; especially the simplest one, C4H4O.
Derived terms
* furanose
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difuran
English
Noun
(
en noun)
(organic compound) A bicyclic heterocycle consisting of two fused furan rings
Usage notes
*Used in combination to name more complex polycyclic compounds