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Hydrocarbon vs Isobutene - What's the difference?

hydrocarbon | isobutene |

As nouns the difference between hydrocarbon and isobutene

is that hydrocarbon is (organic chemistry) a compound consisting only of carbon and hydrogen atoms while isobutene is (organic compound) the unsaturated hydrocarbon methylpropene, (ch3)2c=ch2; used in the manufacture of polybutene and butyl rubber.

hydrocarbon

English

(wikipedia hydrocarbon)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) A compound consisting only of carbon and hydrogen atoms.

    • Derived terms

    * fluorochlorohydrocarbon * hydrocarbonaceous * hydrocarbonic

    Hyponyms

    * alkane * alkene * alkyne * cycloalkane * cycloalkene * arene

    See also

    * aliphatic * aromatic * petroleum

    isobutene

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (organic compound) The unsaturated hydrocarbon methylpropene, (CH3)2C=CH2; used in the manufacture of polybutene and butyl rubber.

    • Synonyms

    *isobutylene *methylpropene (IUPAC name )