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Heptacosane vs Heptacosadiene - What's the difference?

heptacosane | heptacosadiene | Related terms |

Heptacosane is a related term of heptacosadiene.


In organic compound|lang=en terms the difference between heptacosane and heptacosadiene

is that heptacosane is (organic compound) any of very many isomers of the saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon having twenty-seven carbon atoms, but especially n-heptacosane (ch3(ch2)25ch3) while heptacosadiene is (organic compound) any of very many isomeric dialkenes having twenty-seven carbon atoms and two double bonds, but especially (z,z) 7,11-heptacosadiene which is a courtship pheromone in fruit flies.

As nouns the difference between heptacosane and heptacosadiene

is that heptacosane is (organic compound) any of very many isomers of the saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon having twenty-seven carbon atoms, but especially n-heptacosane (ch3(ch2)25ch3) while heptacosadiene is (organic compound) any of very many isomeric dialkenes having twenty-seven carbon atoms and two double bonds, but especially (z,z) 7,11-heptacosadiene which is a courtship pheromone in fruit flies.

heptacosane

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic compound) Any of very many isomers of the saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon having twenty-seven carbon atoms, but especially n-heptacosane (CH3(CH2)25CH3)

    • heptacosadiene

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic compound) Any of very many isomeric dialkenes having twenty-seven carbon atoms and two double bonds, but especially (Z,Z) 7,11-heptacosadiene which is a courtship pheromone in fruit flies

    • Related terms

    *heptacosane