Isopropyl
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In [[organic chemistry]], '''isopropyl''' is a substituent form of [[propane]], the three-[[carbon]] [[alkyl]] [[functional group]]. As an [[isomer]] of [[propyl]], bonding to an R group occurs at the secondary (2°) carbon.
Isopropyl (common name) is also known as 1-methylethyl ([[IUPAC]]); shorthand notations for this alkyl are ''i''-Pr,<sup>''i''</sup>Pr, or Pr<sup>''i''</sup> (some care has to be taken when using the abbreviation 'Pr', as it is the same as for the [[chemical element]] [[Praseodymium]]).
==See also==
* [[Isopropyl alcohol]]
==References==
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