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Heptane vs Cycloheptane - What's the difference?

heptane | cycloheptane | Derived terms |

Cycloheptane is a derived term of heptane.

Cycloheptane is a related term of heptane.



In organic compound terms the difference between heptane and cycloheptane

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 cycloheptane is an alicyclic hydrocarbon, C7H14; a volatile inflammable liquid.

heptane

English

(wikipedia heptane)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic compound) Any of the nine isomers of the saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon C7H16, obtained from petroleum, especially n-heptane (CH3(CH2)5CH3)

    • Derived terms

    * cycloheptane

    Related terms

    * heptyl

    Anagrams

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    cycloheptane

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic compound) An alicyclic hydrocarbon, C7H14; a volatile inflammable liquid.

    • Related terms

    *heptane