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Hydrocarbon vs Ladderane - What's the difference?

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In organic chemistry|lang=en terms the difference between hydrocarbon and ladderane

is that hydrocarbon is (organic chemistry) a compound consisting only of carbon and hydrogen atoms while ladderane is (organic chemistry) any of a class of polycyclic hydrocarbons, consisting of repeating cyclobutane moieties, that resemble ladders.

As nouns the difference between hydrocarbon and ladderane

is that hydrocarbon is (organic chemistry) a compound consisting only of carbon and hydrogen atoms while ladderane is (organic chemistry) any of a class of polycyclic hydrocarbons, consisting of repeating cyclobutane moieties, that resemble ladders.

hydrocarbon

English

(wikipedia hydrocarbon)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) A compound consisting only of carbon and hydrogen atoms.

    • Derived terms

    * fluorochlorohydrocarbon * hydrocarbonaceous * hydrocarbonic

    Hyponyms

    * alkane * alkene * alkyne * cycloalkane * cycloalkene * arene

    See also

    * aliphatic * aromatic * petroleum

    ladderane

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia ladderane) (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any of a class of polycyclic hydrocarbons, consisting of repeating cyclobutane moieties, that resemble ladders
    • Aldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4] (pdf) from [http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/chemistry/chemical-synthesis/learning-center/aldrichimica-acta.html Sigma-Aldrich
  • ::This process has been developed into an [n]ladderane synthesis by starting with the dihydro derivative 5 of Smith’s diene and working in tandem.

    • Usage notes

    *Preceded with [n] to indicate the number of rings.