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Quinoline vs Hydroxyquinoline - What's the difference?

quinoline | hydroxyquinoline |

In organic compound terms the difference between quinoline and hydroxyquinoline

is that quinoline is any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a benzene ring fused with a pyridine ring; especially the simplest such compound, C9H7N while hydroxyquinoline is any of several isomeric phenols derived from quinoline, but especially quinolin-8-ol which is used as a chelating agent.

quinoline

English

Noun

(wikipedia quinoline) (en noun)
  • (organic compound) Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a benzene ring fused with a pyridine ring; especially the simplest such compound, C9H7N.

    • Derived terms

    * isoquinoline * nitroquinoline

    hydroxyquinoline

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia hydroxyquinoline) (en noun)
  • (organic compound) Any of several isomeric phenols derived from quinoline, but especially quinolin-8-ol which is used as a chelating agent