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Editorial note

When the CRC handbook says that this is what 'butyl' means, for example, it is pretty well taken to be prescriptive among chemists.

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Quick take

A synthetic rubber made by the polymerization of isobutylene.

Meaning at a glance

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noun

A synthetic rubber made by the polymerization of isobutylene.

noun

(organic chemistry) Any of four isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C₄H₉, formally derived from butane by the loss of a hydrogen atom.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for butyl.

noun

A synthetic rubber made by the polymerization of isobutylene.

noun

(organic chemistry) Any of four isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C₄H₉, formally derived from butane by the loss of a hydrogen atom.

Example sentences

When the CRC handbook says that this is what 'butyl' means, for example, it is pretty well taken to be prescriptive among chemists.

But if you go through the route of synthetizing from CO2, why butyl rubber and not some other hydrocarbon?

Edit: having now looked at the paper, they're discussing one specific chemical (bezyl butyl phthalate) which is actually quite polar.

Copious butyl sealant will take care of any water worries you might have, inspections are typically done every five years.

Another one, that doesn't really go anywhere: Working with tertiary butyl lithium was always super fun.

I think that silicone rubber or silicone resins would be much better choices than a butyl rubber for such applications.

Graphene film studded with methyl butyl suflfide particles capture suns energy and release it into the grid via warping of graphene structure with decreased night temperatures.

However I will note this guide specifically points out to use butyl gloves twice.

But butyl rubber, from where do you get that?

In-situ produced basalt fiber reinforced butyl rubber is likely to be one of the major building materials on Mars or the asteroids if humans ever get there.

After derivatization to butyl esters using 5% hydrochloric acid in butanol, the samples were separated on a C18 column using a gradient consisting of water and acetonitrile.

Wore butyl gloves and apron and a face shield.

Quote examples

Butyl Lithium and "MoOPH" especially are rather specialized and rather dangerous materials, for example.

For those who don't pay much attention to ionic liquids, 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium, or "bmim", is one of the most common — if not #1 — ionic liquids used in organic chemistry.