Definition of Alkylbenzene

1. Noun. Organic compound that has an alkyl group bound to a benzene ring.

Generic synonyms: Organic Compound
Specialized synonyms: Methylbenzene, Toluene

Definition of Alkylbenzene

1. Noun. (organic chemistry) Any hydrocarbon formally derived from benzene by replacing one or more hydrogen atoms with alkyl groups ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Alkylbenzene

alkylacetylglycerophosphatase
alkylamine
alkylamines
alkylammonium
alkylammoniums
alkylarene
alkylate
alkylated
alkylates
alkylating
alkylating agent
alkylating agents
alkylation
alkylations
alkylative
alkylbenzene (current term)
alkylbenzenes
alkylbenzenesulfonate
alkylbenzoic
alkylborane
alkylboranes
alkyldihydroxyacetone phosphate acyltransferase
alkyldimethylbenzylammonium chloride
alkylene
alkylene oxide
alkylenes
alkylglycerol kinase
alkylglycerone-phosphate synthase
alkylglycerophosphoethanolamine phosphodiesterase
alkylglycine

Literary usage of Alkylbenzene

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States: Annotated for Statistical ...edited by Stephen Koplan, Deanna Tanner Okun edited by Stephen Koplan, Deanna Tanner Okun (2006)
"... except to linear alkylbenzene sulfonic acid or linear alkylbenzene sulfonates of subheading 3402.11 from linear alkylbenzene of heading 3817; ..."

2. U. S. Industrial Outlook, 1994: Business Forecasts for 350 IndustriesBusiness & Eco (1994)
"Linear alkylbenzene (LAB) is the feedstock used to produce linear alkylbenzene sulfonate (LAS), the leading surfactant in concentrated detergents. ..."

3. A Text-book of Organic Chemistry by Arnold Frederik. Holleman (1920)
"The yield of alkylbenzene is, however, very good when the higher normal primary alkyl iodides are employed. 2. ..."

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