organyl groups

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Any organic substituent group, regardless of functional type, having one free valence at a carbon atom, e.g. $\ce{CH3CH2–}$, $\ce{ClCH2–}$, $\ce{CH3C(=O)–}$, 4-pyridylmethyl. Organyl is also used in conjunction with other terms, as in organylthio- (e.g. $\ce{MeS-}$) and organyloxy.
See: heterocyclyl groups, hydrocarbyl, organoheteryl
Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1307. (Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)) on page 1354 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'organyl 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.O04329 RIS BibTex EndNote
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