hydrocarbylene groups

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Divalent groups formed by removing two hydrogen atoms from a hydrocarbon, the free valencies of which are not engaged in a double bond, e.g. 1,3-phenylene, $\ce{–CH2CH2CH2–}$ propane-1,3-diyl, $\ce{–CH2–}$ methylene.
Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1307. (Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)) on page 1341 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'hydrocarbylene groups' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.H02890 RIS BibTex EndNote
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