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Hydrocarbyl vs Isocyanate - What's the difference?

hydrocarbyl | isocyanate |

As nouns the difference between hydrocarbyl and isocyanate

is that hydrocarbyl is (organic chemistry) any univalent radical, derived from a hydrocarbon, such as methyl or phenyl while isocyanate is (chemistry) the univalent radical -n=c=o (tautomeric with cyanate), and any of its hydrocarbyl derivatives r-n=c=o.

hydrocarbyl

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any univalent radical, derived from a hydrocarbon, such as methyl or phenyl.

    • See also

    *alkyl *aryl *cycloalkyl *heterocyclyl *hydrocarbylene *organoheteryl *organyl

    isocyanate

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chemistry) the univalent radical -N=C=O (tautomeric with cyanate), and any of its hydrocarbyl derivatives R-N=C=O

    • Related terms

    *isocyanic acid