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Thiophene vs Pentathiophene - What's the difference?

thiophene | pentathiophene |

In organic compound terms the difference between thiophene and pentathiophene

is that thiophene is any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of four carbon atoms and an sulphur atom; especially the simplest one, C4H4S while pentathiophene is an oligomer of thiophene (containing five units) that is used to protein aggregates.

thiophene

English

(wikipedia thiophene)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic compound) Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of four carbon atoms and an sulphur atom; especially the simplest one, C4H4S.

    • pentathiophene

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic compound) An oligomer of thiophene (containing five units) that is used to image protein aggregates