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Toluene vs Heptane - What's the difference?

toluene | heptane |

In organic compound terms the difference between toluene and heptane

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 heptane is any of the nine isomers of the saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon C7H16, obtained from petroleum, especially n-heptane (CH3(CH2)5CH3.

toluene

English

Noun

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  • (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

    External links

    * (wikipedia "toluene") ----

    heptane

    English

    (wikipedia heptane)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic compound) Any of the nine isomers of the saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon C7H16, obtained from petroleum, especially n-heptane (CH3(CH2)5CH3)

    • Derived terms

    * cycloheptane

    Related terms

    * heptyl

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