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Lactone vs Propiolactone - What's the difference?

lactone | propiolactone |

As nouns the difference between lactone and propiolactone

is that lactone is (organic chemistry) a cyclic intramolecular ester derived from a hydroxy acid while propiolactone is (chemistry) either of two isomeric chemical compounds of the lactone family, α-propiolactone and and β-propiolactone.

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

    propiolactone

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia propiolactone)
  • (chemistry) Either of two isomeric chemical compounds of the lactone family, ?-propiolactone and and ?-propiolactone.