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Isobutylene vs Propylene - What's the difference?

isobutylene | propylene |

In organic compound terms the difference between isobutylene and propylene

is that isobutylene is methylpropene; isobutene while propylene is the common name for the organic chemical compound propene. An alkene which is a colorless gaseous (at room temperature and pressure) hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C3H6.

isobutylene

English

Noun

  • (organic compound) methylpropene; isobutene

    • propylene

    English

    Noun

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  • (organic compound) The common name for the organic chemical compound propene. An alkene which is a colorless gaseous (at room temperature and pressure) hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C3H6.

    • Synonyms

    * IUPAC name: propene

    Derived terms

    * polypropylene * propylene glycol * propylene oxide