different between azocane vs azocine

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azocane (plural azocanes)

(organic chemistry) A saturated eight-membered heterocycle having seven carbon atoms and one nitrogen atom

From az(a)- (“containing nitrogen in place of carbon”) +? oct- +? -ine.

azocine (plural azocines)

(organic chemistry) An unsaturated eight-membered heterocycle having seven carbon atoms, one nitrogen atom and four double bonds.

The analogous compounds with three, two, and one double bonds are termed hexahydro-, tetrahydro- and dihydro- azocines.
The analogous saturated compound is azocane.

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