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allyl

allyl

9.2
A part of a molecule with three carbon atoms and a double bond found in many organic compounds
  • noun
  • /ˈælɪl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : alilo
  • The chemical structure of allyl includes a propylene backbone with a double bond.
  • allyl sulfides
  • allyl group

We talked last time about the allyl system.

Examples

  • A large variety of alcohol nucleophiles (including primary, secondary, tertiary, and functionalized examples) and allyl alcohol electrophiles have been screened.

    Blog text (1)
  • So here this will be called allyl allyl.

  • So instead this one is called allyl ALLYL.

  • We get that intermediate and reacted with allyl alcohol.

  • OK, now we look at the allyl radical where we've broken H off this carbon.

  • On the other hand, the reaction between HSi and DBA increases upsilon e, alleviates the problem from excess allyl group, and reduces f app of cured resin.

    Academic text (2018)
  • In organic chemistry, the allyl radical is often represented as C3H5 in various reactions.

  • Food tip: Garlic contains chemicals called allyl sulfides, which help limit the production of phase I enzymes.

Synonyms

allyl radical
vsallyl
  • Specialized
9.6

A small, reactive part of a molecule with three carbon atoms and one unpaired electron

is the identical species but expressed without the technical noun
allyl group
vsallyl
  • Specialized
7.0

A part of a molecule with three carbon atoms and one double bond

is the free univalent species rather than a substituent

Compounds

allyl group
  • Specialized
7.0

A part of a molecule with three carbon atoms and one double bond

allyl alcohol
  • Specialized
7.9

A clear liquid that people use to make resins, plastics, and some medicines

allyl resin
  • Specialized
8.6

A man-made material from allyl alcohol that becomes hard and is used to glue things

allyl radical
  • Specialized
9.6

A small, reactive part of a molecule with three carbon atoms and one unpaired electron

Surface Forms

allyl singular
allyls plural

Etymology

Allyl comes from the Latin Allium ('garlic') and the chemical ending -yl ('group'). Many compounds that give garlic its strong smell and taste have this small three-carbon 'group', so allyl now names that common chemical part.