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Furan vs Isosorbide - What's the difference?

furan | isosorbide |

In context|organic chemistry|lang=en terms the difference between furan and isosorbide

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 isosorbide is (organic chemistry) a bicyclic derivative of furan whose nitrates are used as vasodilators.

As nouns the difference between furan and isosorbide

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 isosorbide is (organic chemistry) a bicyclic derivative of furan whose nitrates are used as vasodilators.

furan

English

(wikipedia 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 ----

    isosorbide

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) A bicyclic derivative of furan whose nitrates are used as vasodilators