Definition of Isobutyl

1. Noun. (organic chemistry especially in combination) The univalent hydrocarbon radical derived from isobutanol ¹

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Definition of Isobutyl

1. a hydrocarbon radical [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Isobutyl

isobole
isoboles
isobologram
isobolograms
isoborneol
isoborneols
isobornyl thiocyanoacetate
isobront
isobronts
isobutane
isobutanes
isobutanol
isobuteine
isobutene
isobutenes
isobutyl (current term)
isobutyl alcohol
isobutyl nitrite
isobutylamine
isobutylene
isobutylenes
isobutylmethylxanthine
isobutylphenyl propionic acid
isobutyls
isobutyraldehyde
isobutyrate
isobutyrates
isobutyric
isobutyric acid
isobutyronitrile

Literary usage of Isobutyl

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

1. A Treatise on Chemistry by Henry Enfield Roscoe, Carl Schorlemmer (1884)
"isobutyl alcohol is a somewhat mobile liquid possessing a spirituous smell, but at the same time a fusel-oil odour, somewhat resembling that of the flowers ..."

2. A Manuel of the Chemistry of the Carbon Compounds: Or, Organic Chemistry by Carl Schorlemmer (1874)
"... the solution is coloured deep-blue by ferric salts. By dry distillation, it is resolved into eugenol and carbon dioxide. isobutyl-BENZENE ..."

3. A Manuel of the Chemistry of the Carbon Compounds: Or, Organic Chemistry by Carl Schorlemmer (1874)
"isobutyl-BENZENE C6H6.C2H3(CH3)2. This compound is a refractive liquid, boiling at 160°, and possessing a fragrant odour. It has been obtained by the action ..."

4. Food Chemicals Codex: First Supplement to the Fifth Edition by Committee on Food Chemicals Codex, Institute of Medicine (U. S.) (2006)
"578-579 isobutyl-2-butenoate, 580-581 isobutyl Butyrate, 580-581 isobutyl Cinnamate, 580-581 isobutyl Formate, 580-581 isobutyl Hexanoate, 580-581 isobutyl ..."

5. Electrolysis and Electrosynthesis of Organic Compounds by Walther Löb (1898)
"... and isobutyl-acetic acid was also effected. The reactions all take place according to the following equation: ..."

6. A Treatise on Chemistry by Henry Enfield Roscoe, Carl Schorlemmer (1884)
"isobutyl alcohol is a somewhat mobile liquid possessing a spirituous smell, but at the same time a fusel-oil odour, somewhat resembling that of the flowers ..."

7. A Manuel of the Chemistry of the Carbon Compounds: Or, Organic Chemistry by Carl Schorlemmer (1874)
"... the solution is coloured deep-blue by ferric salts. By dry distillation, it is resolved into eugenol and carbon dioxide. isobutyl-BENZENE ..."

8. A Manuel of the Chemistry of the Carbon Compounds: Or, Organic Chemistry by Carl Schorlemmer (1874)
"isobutyl-BENZENE C6H6.C2H3(CH3)2. This compound is a refractive liquid, boiling at 160°, and possessing a fragrant odour. It has been obtained by the action ..."

9. Food Chemicals Codex: First Supplement to the Fifth Edition by Committee on Food Chemicals Codex, Institute of Medicine (U. S.) (2006)
"578-579 isobutyl-2-butenoate, 580-581 isobutyl Butyrate, 580-581 isobutyl Cinnamate, 580-581 isobutyl Formate, 580-581 isobutyl Hexanoate, 580-581 isobutyl ..."

10. Electrolysis and Electrosynthesis of Organic Compounds by Walther Löb (1898)
"... and isobutyl-acetic acid was also effected. The reactions all take place according to the following equation: ..."

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