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Heptene vs Heptane - What's the difference?

heptene | heptane |

In organic compound terms the difference between heptene and heptane

is that heptene is any of many isomers of the alkene having seven carbon atoms and one double bond; a mixture of such isomers used in lubricants etc while heptane is any of the nine isomers of the saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon C7H16, obtained from petroleum, especially n-heptane (CH3(CH2)5CH3.

heptene

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic compound) Any of many isomers of the alkene having seven carbon atoms and one double bond; a mixture of such isomers used in lubricants etc

    • 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

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