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Pentacene vs Pentalene - What's the difference?

pentacene | pentalene |

In organic compound terms the difference between pentacene and pentalene

is that pentacene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon; the acene containing five fused rings while pentalene is the antiaromatic bicyclic hydrocarbon consisting of two fused cyclopentadiene rings.

pentacene

English

(wikipedia pentacene)

Noun

  • (organic compound) A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon; the acene containing five fused rings.

    • pentalene

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia pentalene) (en noun)
  • (organic compound) The antiaromatic bicyclic hydrocarbon consisting of two fused cyclopentadiene rings