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isobutyraldehyde

Definitions

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  • noun organic chemistry The aldehyde 2-methylpropanal derived from isobutanol

Etymologies

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iso- +‎ butyraldehyde

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Examples

  • There is a substance called isobutyraldehyde that is part of the flavour of white bread, beer and chocolate.

    Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010

  • There is a substance called isobutyraldehyde that is part of the flavour of white bread, beer and chocolate.

    Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010

  • Synechococcus elongatus, to produce isobutanol and isobutyraldehyde and other possible chemicals directly from CO2 and sunlight.

    Business Wire Travel News 2010

  • Next, the reaction continues in the bacteria as the added genes trigger three further steps to make isobutyraldehyde.

    Latest Articles Chemistry World 2009

  • 'Here, we were successful in engineering CO2-eating bacteria to produce isobutyraldehyde very efficiently,' says James Liao, who led the work at the University of California, Los Angeles, US.

    Latest Articles Chemistry World 2009

  • Then they spliced genes from other microorganisms to engineer a strain that intakes carbon dioxide and sunlight and produces isobutyraldehyde gas.

    FuturePundit 2009

  • Direct photosynthetic recycling of carbon dioxide to isobutyraldehyde

    Latest Articles Chemistry World 2009

  • Liao and his team used genetically modified cyanobacteria to produce isobutyraldehyde from carbon dioxide Cyanobacteria and microalgae that consume CO

    Latest Articles Chemistry World 2009

  • A nice piece of work if they can make it economically practical, but be forewarned - isobutyraldehyde has a pungent odor, is an irritant to the eyes and lungs, and with oxidation is readily contaminated by isobutyric acid, which smells pretty much like essence of vomit.

    Latest Articles Chemistry World 2009

  • US researchers have genetically modified bacteria to eat carbon dioxide and produce isobutyraldehyde - a precursor to several useful chemicals, including isobutanol, which has great potential as a fuel alternative to petrol.

    Latest Articles Chemistry World 2009

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