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Title: Carbitol nommenclature
Post by: Foomanchu on May 12, 2004, 01:19:40 AM
Hi,
I need help finding the name of an organic compound in the standard nomenclature.  It's called iso-butyl methyl carbitol.   I know that Carbitol is a trademark of the Union Carbide company.  I think it's a diethylene glycol ether, but I'm not sure about the proper nomenclature or the structure.
thanks

Fooman.
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Edited title for clarity
Title: Re:Organic Compound nomenclature
Post by: AWK on May 12, 2004, 02:52:38 AM
Carbinol is an old name of methanol. So you have methanol substitutet at carbon with
methyl and isobutyl (2-butyl) group. So, it is 3-methyl-2-pentanol.
Title: Re:Carbinol nommenclature
Post by: Foomanchu on May 12, 2004, 07:58:46 PM
No no no no no.  Its not Carbinol. It's Carbitol. Carbitol is a trademark of the Union Carbide company.  I found out Methyl Carbitol is Diethylene Glycol Monomethyl Ether.  I want to know what iso-butyl methyl carbitol is.
Thanks again

Fooman
Title: Re:Carbitol nommenclature
Post by: AWK on May 14, 2004, 02:43:23 AM
This is i-Bu-O-CH2CH2-O-CH3