- Isopropyl
In
organic chemistry , isopropyl is a substituent form ofpropane , the three-carbon alkyl functional group . As anisomer ofpropyl , bonding to an R group occurs at the secondary (2°) carbon.Isopropyl (common name) is also known as 1-methylethyl (
IUPAC ); shorthand notations for this alkyl are "i"-Pr,"i"Pr, or Pr"i" (some care has to be taken when using the abbreviation 'Pr', as it is the same as for thechemical element Praseodymium ).ee also
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Isopropyl alcohol References
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