tertiary butyl

English

teritary butyl

Etymology

tertiary +‎ butyl

Noun

tertiary butyl (uncountable)

(organic chemistry) The univalent organic radical (CH₃)₃C-

Synonyms

tert-butyl
tertbutyl
t-butyl
2-methylpropan-2-yl
1,1-dimethylethyl

Hypernyms

butyl

Coordinate terms

secondary butyl / sec-butyl / secbutyl / s-butyl / 1-methylpropyl / butan-2-yl
normal butyl / n-butyl / primary butyl / butan-1-yl
isobutyl / i-butyl / 2-methylpropyl / 2-methylpropan-1-yl
cyclobutyl

Related terms

butane

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