Pentane vs. Pentone — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Pentane and Pentone
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Pentane
Pentane is an organic compound with the formula C5H12—that is, an alkane with five carbon atoms. The term may refer to any of three structural isomers, or to a mixture of them: in the IUPAC nomenclature, however, pentane means exclusively the n-pentane isomer; the other two are called isopentane (methylbutane) and neopentane (dimethylpropane).
Pentone
Pentone is a town and comune of the province of Catanzaro in the Calabria region of southern Italy.
Pentane
Any of three colorless, flammable isomeric hydrocarbons, C5H12, derived from petroleum and used as solvents.
Pentone
(chemistry) valylene
Pentane
(organic compound) An aliphatic hydrocarbon of chemical formula C5H12; either of the three isomers n-pentane, methyl-butane (isopentane), and di-methyl-propane (neopentane); volatile liquids under normal conditions.
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Pentone
Same as Valylene.
Pentane
Any one of the three metameric hydrocarbons, C5H12, of the methane or paraffin series. They are colorless, volatile liquids, two of which occur in petroleum. So called because of the five carbon atoms in the molecule.
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