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Toluene vs Methylcyclohexane - What's the difference?

toluene | methylcyclohexane |

In organic compound terms the difference between toluene and methylcyclohexane

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 methylcyclohexane is a colourless liquid with a faint benzene-like odour, having the molecular formula C7H14, used in organic synthesis and as a solvent for cellulose ethers.

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

    methylcyclohexane

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia methylcyclohexane)
  • (organic compound) A colourless liquid with a faint benzene-like odour, having the molecular formula C7H14, used in organic synthesis and as a solvent for cellulose ethers.