alkyl
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- noun
- /ˈæl.kɪl/
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alquilo
- OK, so acid group on one end, really greasy alkyl chain on the other.
Examples
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Only one plan has been finalized (for alkyl lead), and the strategy has never been finalized: U.S. EPA's Waste Minimization Program (1998).
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Comparison of PFCs with similar structures, FTIs are partially fluorinated alkyl iodides, which are produced by the ethylation of FIAs in telomerization processes.
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OK, so you get an alkyl metal bond and X minus.
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The first step is to add the KOH and alkyl ...
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So Tetra alkyl ammonium or Tetra alkyl phosphonium salts.
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Biodiesel is composed of mono-alkyl esters of long-chain fatty acids derived from vegetable oils or animal fats.
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The first step in the chemical process involves adding KOH and an alkyl compound to the mixture.
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Many modern detergents are made from linear alkyl sulfonates, which enhance cleaning efficiency.
Synonyms
A part of a molecule made of carbon and hydrogen atoms with one hydrogen removed
A group of carbon and hydrogen atoms that attaches to a molecule with one free bond
Compounds
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A part of a molecule made of carbon and hydrogen atoms with one hydrogen removed
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A chemical made when one hydrogen in an alkane is replaced by a halogen
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A group of carbon and hydrogen atoms that attaches to a molecule with one free bond
How Saturated
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Surface Forms
Morphology
alkyl = alkane (opaque) = alk + yl
The formation uses the technical chemical combining form '-yl' (derived from names like 'alkane' -> 'alkyl'); understanding requires domain-specific chemistry knowledge rather than general lexical reasoning.
Etymology
Alkyl comes from alcohol and the chemical ending -yl, and it names the small 'piece' of a molecule left when one hydrogen is removed. So an alkyl group is a short chain of carbon atoms that attaches to a molecule, as in methyl or ethyl.