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Methyl group   /mˈɛθəl grup/   Listen
Methyl group

noun
1.
The univalent radical CH3- derived from methane.  Synonyms: methyl, methyl radical.





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"Methyl group" Quotes from Famous Books



... the existence of secondary and tertiary alcohols from theoretical considerations. Regarding methyl alcohol, for which he proposed the name carbinol, as the simplest alcohol, he showed that by replacing one hydrogen atom of the methyl group by an alkyl residue, compounds of the general formula R.CH2.OH would result. These are the primary alcohols. By replacing two of the hydrogen atoms, either by the same or different alkyls, compounds of the formula (R.R1)CH.OH (i.e. secondary alcohols) would result; while the replacement ...
— Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia


Words linked to "Methyl group" :   alkyl radical, hydroxymethyl, alkyl, alkyl group, methyl radical, aminomethane


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