Heptane vs Benzene - What's the difference?
heptane | benzene |
(organic compound) Any of the nine isomers of the saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon C7H16, obtained from petroleum, especially n-heptane (CH3(CH2)5CH3)
(organic compound) An aromatic hydrocarbon of formula C6H6 whose structure consists of a ring of alternate single and double bonds.
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In organic compound terms the difference between heptane and benzene
is that heptane is any of the nine isomers of the saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon C7H16, obtained from petroleum, especially n-heptane (CH3(CH2)5CH3 while benzene is an aromatic hydrocarbon of formula C6H6 whose structure consists of a ring of alternate single and double bonds.heptane
English
(wikipedia heptane)Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* cycloheptaneAnagrams
*benzene
English
(wikipedia benzene)Noun
(en-noun)Philip J. Bushnell
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