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Methylene vs Homoamino - What's the difference?

methylene | homoamino |

As nouns the difference between methylene and homoamino

is that methylene is methylene while homoamino is (organic chemistry) used attributively to describe any derivative of an amino compound, especially an amino acid, having an extra methylene group.

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")

    homoamino

    English

    Alternative forms

    *homo-amino

    Noun

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  • (organic chemistry) used attributively to describe any derivative of an amino compound, especially an amino acid, having an extra methylene group