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Tricyclic vs Diazaanthracene - What's the difference?

tricyclic | diazaanthracene |

As nouns the difference between tricyclic and diazaanthracene

is that tricyclic is any tricyclic compound while diazaanthracene is any of several isomeric tricyclic aromatic heterocycles derived from anthracene by replacement of two CH groups by nitrogen atoms.

As an adjective tricyclic

is having three rings of atoms in the molecule.

tricyclic

English

Adjective

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  • (chemistry) Having three rings of atoms in the molecule.
    • a tricyclic antidepressant
    Anthracene is tricyclic .

    Related terms

    * monocyclic * bicyclic * polycyclic

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chemistry) Any tricyclic compound.

    • diazaanthracene

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic compound) Any of several isomeric tricyclic aromatic heterocycles derived from anthracene by replacement of two CH groups by nitrogen atoms
    • Aldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4] (pdf) from [http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/chemistry/chemical-synthesis/learning-center/aldrichimica-acta.html Sigma-Aldrich
  • ::The annellation of the pyrimidine ring onto alicyclic alkenes has been achieved using Diels-Alder chemistry. 2,4-Dimethoxy-1,3-diazaanthracene (DDA) reacts with Smith’s diene under forcing thermal conditions (sealed tube at 180 °C) to form a mixture of stereoisomeric adducts which can be separated by fractional crystallization.