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Pyridine vs Lutidine - What's the difference?

pyridine | lutidine |

In organic compound terms the difference between pyridine and lutidine

is that pyridine is any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of five carbon atoms and an nitrogen atom; especially the simplest one, C5H5N while lutidine is any of several dimethyl derivatives of pyridine, but especially 2,6-dimethyl pyridine that occurs in coal tar.

pyridine

English

(wikipedia pyridine)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic compound) Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of five carbon atoms and an nitrogen atom; especially the simplest one, C5H5N.

    • Derived terms

    * furopyridine * trimethylpyridine

    lutidine

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia lutidine)
  • (organic compound) Any of several dimethyl derivatives of pyridine, but especially 2,6-dimethyl pyridine that occurs in coal tar