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isopropylbenzenenoun(organic chemistry) cumene
cumene processnounAn industrial process for synthesizing phenol and acetone from benzene and propylene.
isopropenylnoun(organic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent hydrocarbon radical derived from isoprene CH₂=C(CH₃)-
curcumenenoun(organic chemistry) The hydrocarbon 2-methyl-6-tolyl-2-heptene
isopropylbenzylidenenoun(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any isopropyl derivative of the benzylidene radical
indanenoun(organic chemistry, petrochemistry) A bicyclic hydrocarbon consisting of a benzene ring fused to that of cyclopentane; it, and its derivatives, are found in petroleum
phenylpropanenoun(organic chemistry) A propylbenzene.
pseudocumenenoun(organic chemistry) An isomer of cumene, 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene.
methylbutanenoun(organic chemistry) The organic compound isopentane.
isoprenenoun(organic chemistry) An unsaturated hydrocarbon, C₅H₈, that is readily polymerized; natural rubber (caoutchouc) is cis-1,4-polyisoprene, and trans-1,4-polyisoprene is present in gutta-percha and balata; it is the structural basis for the terpenes.
2-methyl-1,3-butadienenoun(organic chemistry, IUPAC name) isoprene
2-methylbutanenoun(organic chemistry) The organic compound isopentane.
benzenenoun(organic chemistry) An aromatic hydrocarbon of formula C₆H₆ whose structure consists of a ring of alternate single and double bonds.
picenenoun(organic chemistry) A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon consisting of five fused benzene rings; an isomer of pentacene.
isobutenenoun(organic chemistry) The unsaturated hydrocarbon methylpropene, (CH₃)₂C=CH₂; used in the manufacture of polybutene and butyl rubber.
cymenenoun(organic chemistry) Any of several isomeric naturally occurring terpenoid hydrocarbons; a constituent of a number of essential oils, most commonly the oil of cumin and thyme.
terpenoidnoun(organic chemistry) Any of a very large class of naturally occurring and synthetic organic compounds formally derived from the hydrocarbon isoprene; they include many volatile compounds used in perfume and food flavors, turpentine, the steroids, the carotene pigments and rubber.
isopentenenoun(organic chemistry) Any isomer of n-pentene (cis- or trans-2-pentene, methyl-butene &c)
cumenolnoun(organic chemistry) Any of three isomeric isopropyl derivatives of phenol
isopentadienenoun(organic chemistry) Any isomer of pentadiene, but especially isoprene

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