characteristic group

in organic nomenclature
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C00976
A single heteroatom, for example, –Cl and =O; a heteroatom bearing one or more hydrogen atoms or other heteroatoms, for example, –NH2, –OH, –SO3H, –PO3H2 and IO2; or a heteroatomic group attached to or containing a single carbon atom, for example, –CHO, –C≡N, –COOH and –NCO, attached to a @P04405@.
Source:
Blue Book Guide, p. 13 [Terms] [Book]
Citation: 'characteristic group' 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.C00976 RIS BibTex EndNote
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