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  2. Functional group - Wikipedia

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    A functional group is a group of atoms in a molecule with distinctive chemical properties, regardless of the other atoms in the molecule. The atoms in a functional group are linked to each other and to the rest of the molecule by covalent bonds. For repeating units of polymers, functional groups attach to their nonpolar core of carbon atoms and ...

  3. Alkyne - Wikipedia

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    In organic chemistry, an alkyne is an unsaturated hydrocarbon containing at least one carbon —carbon triple bond. [1] The simplest acyclic alkynes with only one triple bond and no other functional groups form a homologous series with the general chemical formula CnH2n−2. Alkynes are traditionally known as acetylenes, although the name ...

  4. Functionality (chemistry) - Wikipedia

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    Functionality (chemistry) In chemistry, functionality is the presence of functional groups in a molecule. A monofunctional molecule possesses one functional group, a bifunctional (or difunctional) two, a trifunctional three, and so forth. In organic chemistry (and other fields of chemistry), a molecule's functionality has a decisive influence ...

  5. Aldehyde - Wikipedia

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    Aldehyde structure. In organic chemistry, an aldehyde (/ ˈældɪhaɪd /) is an organic compound containing a functional group with the structure R−CH=O. [ 1 ] The functional group itself (without the "R" side chain) can be referred to as an aldehyde but can also be classified as a formyl group.

  6. Neighbouring group participation - Wikipedia

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    In organic chemistry, neighbouring group participation (NGP, also known as anchimeric assistance) has been defined by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) as the interaction of a reaction centre with a lone pair of electrons in an atom or the electrons present in a sigma or pi bond contained within the parent molecule but not conjugated with the reaction centre.

  7. Aliphatic compound - Wikipedia

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    Aliphatic compound. In organic chemistry, hydrocarbons (compounds composed solely of carbon and hydrogen) are divided into two classes: aromatic compounds and aliphatic compounds (/ ˌælɪˈfætɪk /; G. aleiphar, fat, oil). Aliphatic compounds can be saturated (in which all the C-C bonds are single requiring the structure to be completed, or ...

  8. Acetyl group - Wikipedia

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    In organic chemistry, an acetyl group is a functional group denoted by the chemical formula −COCH3 and the structure −C (=O)−CH3. It is sometimes represented by the symbol Ac[5][6] (not to be confused with the element actinium). In IUPAC nomenclature, an acetyl group is called an ethanoyl group. An acetyl group contains a methyl group ...

  9. Formylation - Wikipedia

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    Formyl functional group is shown in blue.,Formylation refers to any chemical processes in which a compound is functionalized with a formyl group (-CH=O). In organic chemistry, the term is most commonly used with regards to aromatic compounds (for example the conversion of benzene to benzaldehyde in the Gattermann–Koch reaction).