Alkyl groups

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-000401",
  "term": "Alkyl groups",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "Univalent functional groups derived from alkanes by the removal of one hydrogen atom. They consist solely of carbon and hydrogen atoms arranged in a chain or branched structure. The name of an alkyl group is formed by replacing the '-ane' suffix of the parent alkane with '-yl', such as methyl from methane or ethyl from ethane.",
  "subject": "Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "alkanes",
    "cycloalkyl groups",
    "hydrocarbyl groups"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1995, 67, 1307. 'Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)' on page 1314 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199567081307)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/alkyl-groups/"
}