alkylenes

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.A00227
  1. An old term, which is not recommended, for @A00224@s, especially those of low @M04000@.
  2. An old term for alkanediyl groups commonly but not necessarily having the free valencies on adjacent carbon atoms, e.g.
    –CH(CH3)CH2–
    propylene (systematically called propane-1,2-diyl).
Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1307. (Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)) on page 1314 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'alkylenes' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 3rd ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2006. Online version 3.0.1, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.A00227 RIS BibTex EndNote
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