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Heterocyclic vs Heterocyclyl - What's the difference?

heterocyclic | heterocyclyl |

As nouns the difference between heterocyclic and heterocyclyl

is that heterocyclic is a heterocycle while heterocyclyl is any univalent radical derived from a heterocycle be removal of an atom of hydrogen from any ring atom.

As an adjective heterocyclic

is having one or more atoms other than carbon in at least one of its rings.

heterocyclic

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (organic chemistry, of a cyclic compound) Having one or more atoms other than carbon in at least one of its rings.

    • Synonyms

    * heterocyclical

    Related terms

    * heterocycle

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) A heterocycle

    • See also

    * alkaloid * anthocyanin * azole * dioxin * flavone * furan * purine * pyran * pyridine * pyrimidine * pyrrole * quinoline * thiazole * thiophene

    heterocyclyl

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chemistry) any univalent radical derived from a heterocycle be removal of an atom of hydrogen from any ring atom

    • See also

    * cycloalkyl * organyl