In organic and organometallic chemistry, an organyl group (commonly denoted by the letter "R") is an organic substituent with one or sometimes more free valence electrons at a carbon atom.[1] The term is often used in chemical patent literature to protect claims over a broad scope.[citation needed]
Examples
[edit]- Acetonyl group
- Acyl group (e.g. acetyl group, benzoyl group)
- Alkyl group (e.g., methyl group, ethyl group)
- Alkenyl group (e.g., vinyl group, allyl group)
- Alkynyl group (e.g., propargyl group, ethynyl group)
- Benzyloxycarbonyl group (Cbz)
- tert-butoxycarbonyl group (Boc)
- Carboxyl group
References
[edit]- ^ IUPAC, Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. (the "Gold Book") (2025). Online version: (2006–) "organyl groups". doi:10.1351/goldbook.O04329.
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