i so butyric acid

[BUTYRIC-ACID.] i so butyric-ether, s. [BUTYRIC-ETHER.] i-sō-bu-tyr-ō, pref. [ISOBUTYRONE.) (See the compound.) IMG:content-0067.png:[blocks in formation] Chemistry: C6H11N=(CH3)2CH-CH2-CH2CN. I so amylic cyanide. An unpleasent smelling oil, obtained by the dry distillation of i so amylic pota ic sulphate with pota ic cyanide, or by heating amyl iodide with pota ic cyanide and alcohol. It boils at 146°, and has a specific gravity of 0.806. Like most other nitrils, it unites with metallic chlorides to form crystalline compounds. i-sō-ca-pro-ic, a. [English iso ( meric ), and ca proic.] (See the compound.)