different between pentaene vs pentalene

English

From penta- +? -ene

pentaene (plural pentaenes)

(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any compound having five carbon-carbon double bonds
(steroid chemistry) An intermediate (unreduced) product in Torgov steroid synthesis

pentalene (plural pentalenes)

(organic chemistry) The antiaromatic bicyclic hydrocarbon consisting of two fused cyclopentadiene rings

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