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alkyl group
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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By heating with phosphorus pentachloride an alkyl group is eliminated and a chlorcarbonic ester formed.
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The hydrogen in the hydroxyl group, as is known, may be substituted by an alkyl group.
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