A group obtained by removing a hydrogen atom from an alkane, e.g. methyl group, CH3–, derived from methane.
alkyl group
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- alkyl halide (organic chemistry)
- alkyloxonium ion (organic chemistry)
- hydrazide (inorganic chemistry)
- methyl (in chemistry)
- alkylation
- ethyl (in chemistry)
- phenyl (in chemistry)
- alkylamine (organic chemistry)
- fatty ester (organic chemistry)
- siloxane (organic chemistry)
- alkylbenzenes
- Wagner-Meerwein rearrangement
- formyl group (in chemistry)
- hydroxyl group (in chemistry)
