Benzine v. Benzene

[Enigma]

Could someone explain the difference between Benzine (Naptha?) and
Benzene.

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[Mayhem]

> Could someone explain the difference between Benzine (Naptha?) and
> Benzene.

Benzene is a simple six carbon ring structure with one hydrogen per
carbon resulting in an unusually stable congugated structure.
Haven't heard of benzine, but if it is napthalene then this is two
benzene rings joined together.
Maybe wrong and benzine exists but I have never heard of it. Napthalene
I have however.

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[dlwdaw]

I think he means naptha,
it is a solvent also known as petrolium ether or lighter fluid
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[Chris]

On Sun, 24 Oct 1999 04:44:58 GMT, Enigma <enig...@my-deja.com>
offered the following:

>Could someone explain the difference between Benzine (Naptha?) and
>Benzene.

Here in UK, lighter fuel is I think often described as
"benzine".......just a refined petrochem' product, although not sure
whether a distillate further on from hexane or not.

Chemists? Input please?!

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[dlwdaw]

it is also called petrolium ether.
or zippo lighter fluid
or naptha
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> you people need to stop sending this kind of stuff to me i'm not
> interested

[Eyegore]

>Haven't heard of benzine, but if it is napthalene then this is two
>benzene rings joined together.

Benzin is the german name for a car fuel.
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[Enigma]

I am familar with its layman names, lighter fluid, zippo(tm)
fuel/fluid, naptha, petroleum ether, etc. However, I happened accross
some Parks(tm) brand solvent "Pure Benzine - VM&P Naptha" with a
disclaimer in the contains section noteing the hazard of exposure to
benzene and toluol. To possibly clarify my question, What are some
other names of benzene?

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[Bob]

On Sun, 24 Oct 1999 21:37:37 +0200, "Eyegore"
<eye...@NOSPAMnebel.org> wrote:

>>Haven't heard of benzine, but if it is napthalene then this is two
>>benzene rings joined together.
>Benzin is the german name for a car fuel.

Ok, now you have done it.

Benzin means two things, and they are distinct.

Benzin is another name for naphtha (distinct from naphthalene) or pet
ether, as already noted, and it is the German term for gasoline, as
you noted.

Pet ether is a fairly narrow hydrocarbon fraction, mainly hexanes.
Gasoline is a more complex mix. Both are flammable hydrocarbons, of
course.

Just to confuse matters further, the German name for benzene is benzol
-- a name which would imply a phenolic group (-OH) to anyone else.

Beware names that have more than one meaning!

bob

[Robert Michaels]

Benzine -- somewhat akin to gasoline/kerosene/ etc. in
being a petroleum distallate of indefinite composition,
and belonging to thr aliphatic family of organic compounds.
Quite flammable but otherwize not particularly harmful.
Mainly used as a solvent.

Benzene -- an aromatic ring compound C6H6 with a very
definite composition and cyclic structure with unique
and important properties. Traditionally derived from
coal tar, but now made synthetically. Extremely important
starting material for many organic syntheses. Somewhat
toxic and known carcinogen.

Robert Michaels
Detroit, MI

Enigma <enig...@my-deja.com> wrote:
: Could someone explain the difference between Benzine (Naptha?) and
: Benzene.

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[Nathan Champ]

And on the upside Benzene unlike Benzine because of its more definite
structure is much more harmful to human tissue. In its gas state once
inhaled can in some cases cause an anaphylactic shock in which seizures
and the foaming of a yellow substance occurs.

This is often mistaken for something more than it is and most doctors
who have never seen it before will often prescribe an array of
un-necessary treatments when the simple cure is Oxygen, plain and
simple.

A lot of people don't know that. As robert said Benzene is in petrol
and many fractions of oil but not in high enough quantities to do any
major damage..

[Shon Stephens]

In article <7uu2sa$nn3$1...@nnrp1.deja.com>,

Enigma <enig...@my-deja.com> wrote:
> Could someone explain the difference between Benzine (Naptha?) and
> Benzene.
>
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> Before you buy.
>

Benzine - Joe Bagodonuts can buy at local store.
Benzene - Must be God or know God intimately to purchase.

That's the difference.
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