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Heptene vs Heptine - What's the difference?

heptene | heptine |

In organic compound terms the difference between heptene and heptine

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 heptine is any of a series of unsaturated metameric hydrocarbons, C7H12, of the acetylene series.

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

    • heptine

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic compound) Any of a series of unsaturated metameric hydrocarbons, C7H12, of the acetylene series.
    • (Webster 1913)