Methoxy
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(mə′thäk·sē)
(organic chemistry) OCH3 A combining form indicating the oxygen-containing methane radical, found in many organic solvents, insecticides, and plasticizer intermediates.
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Containing the radical group, CH3O: methoxyflurane.
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symbol: OMe or MeO; the alkoxy group, CH3−O−, derived from methanol by loss of a hydrogen atom.
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Methoxy
In chemistry (particularly organic chemistry), methoxy refers to the functional group consisting of a methyl group bound to oxygen. This alkoxy group has the formula O–CH3.
The word is used in organic nomenclature usually to describe an ether. It is also an electron-donating group and can cause an organic compound to become less acidic.
The simplest case is another methyl group giving dimethyl ether; other methoxy ethers are methoxyethane and methoxypropane. In the field of natural compounds, examples bearing methoxy groups are O-methylated flavonoids. It is also found in Mescaline and its analogues, 2C-B, 2C-E and 2C-P for instance.
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