different between aliphatic vs cyclophane

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ??????? (áleiphar, “oil, ointment”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /æl??fæt?k/

Adjective

aliphatic (not comparable)

1. (organic chemistry) Of a class of organic compounds in which the carbon atoms are arranged in an open chain.

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Translations

Noun

aliphatic (plural aliphatics)

1. A compound of this type.
2. (chiefly in the plural) A petroleum fraction containing no aromatic compounds

See also

• alicyclic
• aromatic

English

Etymology

cyclo- +? phane

Noun

cyclophane (plural cyclophanes)

1. (organic chemistry) A hydrocarbon consisting an aromatic unit (typically a benzene ring) and an aliphatic chain that forms a bridge between two positions of the aromatic ring; more complex derivatives (the superphanes) with multiple aromatic units and bridges forming cagelike structures are known.
2. (organic chemistry) Any cyclic structure used as a base phane in the nomenclature of complex organic compounds

Derived terms

• cyclopropaphane
• cyclobutaphane
• cyclopentaphane
• cyclohexaphane
• cycloheptaphane