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Pyrone vs Styrylpyrone - What's the difference?

pyrone | styrylpyrone |

As nouns the difference between pyrone and styrylpyrone

is that pyrone is (organic compound) any of a class of cyclic chemical compounds that contain an unsaturated six-membered ring with two double bonds, one oxygen atom and a ketone functional group while styrylpyrone is (organic chemistry|medicine) any styryl derivative of a pyrone, some of which show anticancer activity.

pyrone

English

Noun

(en noun) (wikipedia pyrone)
  • (organic compound) Any of a class of cyclic chemical compounds that contain an unsaturated six-membered ring with two double bonds, one oxygen atom and a ketone functional group.

    • Synonyms

    * pyranone

    styrylpyrone

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry, medicine) Any styryl derivative of a pyrone, some of which show anticancer activity