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Methylene vs Fluorenylidene - What's the difference?

methylene | fluorenylidene |

As nouns the difference between methylene and fluorenylidene

is that methylene is methylene while fluorenylidene is (organic chemistry) the divalent radical derived from the bridging methylene group of fluorene.

methylene

English

Noun

  • (organic chemistry) The divalent radical CH2< in which the free valencies are part of single bonds.
  • (organic chemistry) The same group, present as a repeating unit, in aliphatic compounds with names such as hexamethylenediamine.
  • (organic chemistry) The unstable carbene CH2:

    • Related terms

    * methylidene

    External links

    * (wikipedia "methylene")

    fluorenylidene

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) The divalent radical derived from the bridging methylene group of fluorene