alkyl group

American

noun

Chemistry.

any of a series of univalent groups of the general formula C n H 2n+1 , derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons, as the methyl group, CH 3 −, or ethyl group, C 2 H 5 −.

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Some hydrocarbons can form more than one type of alkyl group when the hydrogen atoms that would be removed have different “environments” in the molecule.

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Write the structures for all the isomers of the –C5H11 alkyl group.

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We call a substituent that contains one less hydrogen than the corresponding alkane an alkyl group.

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The name of an alkyl group is obtained by dropping the suffix -ane of the alkane name and adding -yl:

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By heating with phosphorus pentachloride an alkyl group is eliminated and a chlorcarbonic ester formed.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" by Various

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