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
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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
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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.