butyne

English

Etymology

From but- +‎ -yne.

Noun

butyne (plural butynes)

1. (organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric acetylenes containing four carbon atoms and a triple bond, with the empirical formula (C₄H₆)

• 
  1-butyne (but-1-yne)
• 
  2-butyne (but-2-yne)

Hypernyms

• alkyne

Hyponyms

(but-1-yne / 1-butyne)

• ethylacetylene (“1-ethylacetylene”)
• ethylethyne (“1-ethylethyne”)

(but-2-yne / 2-butyne)

• dimethylethyne (“1,2-dimethylethyne”)
• dimethylacetylene (“1,2-dimethylacetylene”)

Coordinate terms

• methylpropynyl (“1-methylprop-2-ynyl”) (C₄H₅-)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• butynyl (C₄H₅-)

Related terms

Related terms

• butane
• butene