Everything about Isobutane totally explained
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Isobutane, also known as
methylpropane or
2-methylpropane, is an
alkane,
isomeric with
butane. Recent concerns with depletion of the
ozone layer by
freon gases have led to increased use of isobutane as a gas for
refrigeration systems, especially in domestic
refrigerators and
freezers, and as a
propellant in
aerosol sprays. When used as a
refrigerant or a propellant, isobutane is also known as
R-600a. It is used as a feedstock in the
petrochemical industry, for example in the synthesis of
isooctane.
Its UN number (for hazardous substances see shipping) is
UN 1969.
Nomenclature
Isobutane is the trivial name retained by the
International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) in its
1993 Recommendations for the Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry.
Methylpropane is the systematic name. The substituent number (2-) is unnecessary because there's no isomer of this molecule with methylpropane as part of its name.
Further Information
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