In organic compound terms the difference between toluene and cyclohexane
is that toluene is a colourless, inflammable liquid hydrocarbon, methylbenzene, CH3.C6H5, used as a solvent, in high-octane fuels and in the production of many chemical compounds while cyclohexane is an alicyclic hydrocarbon, C6H12, consisting of a ring of six carbon atoms; a volatile liquid.
toluene
English
Noun
(-)
(organic compound) A colourless, inflammable liquid hydrocarbon, methylbenzene, CH3.C6H5, used as a solvent, in high-octane fuels and in the production of many chemical compounds.
Synonyms
* methylbenzene
* phenylmethane
cyclohexane
Noun
(organic compound) An alicyclic hydrocarbon, C6H12, consisting of a ring of six carbon atoms; a volatile liquid.
See also
* cycloalkane
* hexane
* benzene