A type of alcohol used as a solvent and cleaning agent, often found in rubbing alcohol.
The technician used isopropyl to clean the electronic components.
The isopropyl group (-CH(CH₃)₂) when present as a substituent in an organic molecule.
Introducing an isopropyl at the para-position altered the compound’s reactivity.
isopropyladjective
Relating to or containing the isopropyl group, which is a type of hydrocarbon group derived from propane by the removal of one hydrogen atom from the middle carbon atom.
The isopropyl alcohol solution was used as a disinfectant in the laboratory.