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Pyridine vs Pyridinyl - What's the difference?

pyridine | pyridinyl |

As nouns the difference between pyridine and pyridinyl

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 pyridinyl is the radical derived from pyridine.

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

    pyridinyl

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry, especially in combination) The radical derived from pyridine