isoparaffin

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isoparaffin [¦ī·sō′par·ə·fən]

(organic chemistry)

A branched-chain version of a straight-chain (normal) saturated hydrocarbon; for example, isooctane, or 2,2,4-trimethyl pentane, (CH₃)₃C₅H₉, is the branched-chain version ofn-octane, CH₃(CH₂)₆CH₃.

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The diluent or transport medium is typically cyclohexane or isoparaffin.

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