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Polyyne vs Diacetylene - What's the difference?

polyyne | diacetylene |

As nouns the difference between polyyne and diacetylene

is that polyyne is (organic chemistry) polyacetylene while diacetylene is (chemistry) a highly unsaturated hydrocarbon, hc≡c-c≡ch, the simplest polyyne.

polyyne

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) polyacetylene

    • diacetylene

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia diacetylene) (en noun)
  • (chemistry) A highly unsaturated hydrocarbon, HC?C-C?CH, the simplest polyyne
  • (chemistry) Any of its derivatives, R2C?C-C?CR2, used in the manufacture of polydiacetylene