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Hydrocarbyl vs Carbyne - What's the difference?

hydrocarbyl | carbyne |

As nouns the difference between hydrocarbyl and carbyne

is that hydrocarbyl is any univalent radical, derived from a hydrocarbon, such as methyl or phenyl while carbyne is the trivalent radical R-C⋮ or any of its hydrocarbyl derivatives.

hydrocarbyl

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any univalent radical, derived from a hydrocarbon, such as methyl or phenyl.

    • See also

    *alkyl *aryl *cycloalkyl *heterocyclyl *hydrocarbylene *organoheteryl *organyl

    carbyne

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • the trivalent radical R-C⋮ or any of its hydrocarbyl derivatives
  • the linear carbon allotrope; composed of alternating (1) triple and single bonds
  • linear acetylenic carbon, a form of the linear carbon allotrope consisting of the form with alternating single and triple bonded carbons

    • Coordinate terms

    (carbon allotrope) * graphene * graphite * diamond * carbon nanotube / buckytube * buckyball * fullerene * atomic carbon * amorphous carbon

    Derived terms

    * (carbon allotrope) silicyne

    See also

    * (Carbyne) * (linear acetylenic carbon) (Linear acetylenic carbon) * (carbon allotrope) ** cumulene ** polyyne