Isobutylene vs Butyl - What's the difference?

isobutylene | butyl |


As nouns the difference between isobutylene and butyl

is that isobutylene is (organic compound) methylpropene; isobutene while butyl is (organic chemistry) either of four isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, c4h9, formally derived from butane by the loss of a hydrogen atom.

isobutylene

English

Noun

  • (organic compound) methylpropene; isobutene

    • 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.