Isopropyl

In organic chemistry, isopropyl is a propyl with a group attached to the secondary carbon. If viewed as a functional group an isopropyl is an organic compound with a propyl group attached at its secondary carbon.The bond is therefore on the middle carbon.

In IUPAC nomenclature the group isopropyl is denoted with the suffix propan-2-yl. For example, isopropyl acetate is named propan-2-yl ethanoate. Shorthand notations for this alkyl are i-Pr,ⁱPr, or Prⁱ (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

Carey, Francis (2011). Organic Chemistry. New York: McGraw-Hill. pp. 33–35. ISBN 978-0-07-340261-1.