Odd-one-out chemistry word play

Question

Find the odd one out:

Edit: I forgot Benzene but I added it.

Goose · Accepted Answer · 2018-08-11 18:56:49Z

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Is it

cyclobutadiene

because

It is the only one without a pungent odor, and it is an antiaromatic hydrocarbon.

And

After searching Wikipedia, all of the other compounds(and onions), are found to have pungent odors.

answered Aug 11, 2018 at 18:56

Goose

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$\begingroup$ Who else could solve this? (maybe riley) $\endgroup$
– Duck
Aug 11, 2018 at 20:22
$\begingroup$ I meant to add benzene to the list but I forgot, but you more or less got it spot on you just need the word play. $\endgroup$
– tox123
Aug 12, 2018 at 0:09
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$\begingroup$ @QuantumTwinkie drop the prefix and you've got it. $\endgroup$
– tox123
Aug 12, 2018 at 0:11
$\begingroup$ @QuantumTwinkie not really, think about what I added and think about synonyms (not at the same time) $\endgroup$
– tox123
Aug 12, 2018 at 0:15
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$\begingroup$ @QuantumTwinkie nope. Think about the tags. $\endgroup$
– tox123
Aug 12, 2018 at 0:50

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