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Methylenedioxy vs Methylenedioxyphenyl - What's the difference?

methylenedioxy | methylenedioxyphenyl |

As nouns the difference between methylenedioxy and methylenedioxyphenyl

is that methylenedioxy is a functional group with the structural formula R-O-CH2-O-R', connected to the rest of a molecule by two chemical bonds while methylenedioxyphenyl is any of a class of compounds in which a methylenedioxy group is connected to a phenyl, widely found in natural products, including safrole, and in drugs and chemicals.

methylenedioxy

English

Noun

(-) (wikipedia methylenedioxy)
  • (chemistry) A functional group with the structural formula R-O-CH2-O-R', connected to the rest of a molecule by two chemical bonds.

    • methylenedioxyphenyl

    English

    Noun

    (s)
  • (organic compound) Any of a class of compounds in which a methylenedioxy group is connected to a phenyl, widely found in natural products, including safrole, and in drugs and chemicals.