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Tetrahydrofuran vs Epoxylignane - What's the difference?

tetrahydrofuran | epoxylignane |

As nouns the difference between tetrahydrofuran and epoxylignane

is that tetrahydrofuran is a heterocyclic ether having a five-membered ring with four carbon atoms and one oxygen; it is a colourless liquid with an ether-like smell, and is used as a polar solvent while epoxylignane is any lignane in which the two γ-carbon atoms of the side chains are linked via an oxygen atom to form a tetrahydrofuran ring.

tetrahydrofuran

English

Noun

(wikipedia tetrahydrofuran) (-)
  • (organic compound) a heterocyclic ether having a five-membered ring with four carbon atoms and one oxygen; it is a colourless liquid with an ether-like smell, and is used as a polar solvent

    • epoxylignane

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any lignane in which the two ?-carbon atoms of the side chains are linked via an oxygen atom to form a tetrahydrofuran ring