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Lactone vs Butanolide - What's the difference?

lactone | butanolide |

As nouns the difference between lactone and butanolide

is that lactone is (organic chemistry) a cyclic intramolecular ester derived from a hydroxy acid while butanolide is (organic compound) the cyclic lactone derived from 4-hydroxybutanoic acid ; any of its derivatives.

lactone

English

(wikipedia lactone)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) A cyclic intramolecular ester derived from a hydroxy acid.

    • Usage notes

    * Greek prefixes indicate the ring size e.g. ?- 3-membered, ?- 4-membered

    butanolide

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic compound) The cyclic lactone derived from 4-hydroxybutanoic acid ; any of its derivatives

    • Related terms

    * butenolide

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