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butoxy

butoxy

9.9
Containing an oxygen atom joined to a chain of four carbon atoms
  • adjective
  • /bjuːˈtɒk.si/
  • Specialized
translation icon : butóxido
  • Adding a butoxy substituent can change the chemical properties of the molecule.

Examples

  • The new compound features a butoxy group attached to its aromatic ring.

  • Researchers tested the solubility of several butoxy derivatives in water.

  • The butoxy group is essential in many organic compounds.

  • In this experiment, we used a butoxy derivative.

  • The new compound features a butoxy group attached to its aromatic ring.

  • Adding a butoxy substituent can change the chemical properties of the molecule.

  • Researchers tested the solubility of several butoxy derivatives in water.

Surface Forms

butoxy positive

Morphology

butoxy = butyl (semi-transparent) = butyl + oxy

Formally built from the chemical base 'butyl' plus the combining form '-oxy'; the formation is regular in chemistry but the combining form '-oxy' is specialised and may be unfamiliar to general learners.

Etymology

Butoxy comes from butyl, a name that goes back to 'butter', and oxy, which means 'oxygen', so the name links an oxygen to a butyl part. So, when a compound is called butoxy, it means it contains that oxygen-linked four-carbon group.