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Butyl vs Butylbenzene - What's the difference?

butyl | butylbenzene |

As nouns the difference between butyl and butylbenzene

is that butyl is (organic chemistry) either of four isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, c4h9, formally derived from butane by the loss of a hydrogen atom while butylbenzene is (organic compound) any of the isomeric hydrocarbons obtained by replacing one hydrogen atom of a benzene molecule with a butyl group; several of their derivatives are used as insecticides.

butyl

English

(wikipedia butyl)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Either of four isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C4H9, formally derived from butane by the loss of a hydrogen atom.
  • A synthetic rubber made by the polymerization of isobutylene.

    • butylbenzene

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic compound) Any of the isomeric hydrocarbons obtained by replacing one hydrogen atom of a benzene molecule with a butyl group; several of their derivatives are used as insecticides