alkyl groups

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Univalent groups derived from @A00222@ by removal of a hydrogen atom from any carbon atom –CnH2n+1. The groups derived by removal of a hydrogen atom from a terminal carbon atom of unbranched @A00222@ form a subclass of normal alkyl (n-alkyl) groups H(CH2)n. The groups
RCH2
,
R2CH
(R ≠ H), and
R3C
(R ≠ H) are primary, secondary and tertiary alkyl groups, respectively.
See also:
cycloalkyl groups
,
hydrocarbyl groups
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: 'alkyl groups' 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.A00228 RIS BibTex EndNote
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