isoprenyl

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Etymology[edit]

isoprene +‎ -yl

Noun[edit]

isoprenyl (plural isoprenyls)

  1. (organic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent radical -CH2CH=C(CH3)2 (C5H9) derived from isoprene (C5H8).[1] Also called prenyl.

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