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Functional group

In organic chemistry, a functional group is any substituent or moiety in a molecule that causes the molecule's characteristic chemical reactions. The same functional group will undergo the same or similar chemical reactions regardless of the rest of the molecule's composition. This enables systematic prediction of chemical reactions and behavior of…

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Table of common functional groups

HydrocarbonSide chainTert-butylBornylCyclohexyl
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Organic chemistrySubstituentMoietyMoleculeChemical reactions
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Functional group

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Functional group

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related to External links · 9
Functional group → April, Archived, February, Functional, IUPAC, IUPAC Blue Book, PDF, Retrieved, September
related to Hydrocarbons · 5
Functional group → Carbocations, Each, Examples, Hydrocarbons, There
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Functional group → group of atoms in a molecule with distinctive chemical properties

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Functional groupis agroup of atoms in a molecule with distinctive chemical properties0.90text
vinyl groupinstance ofThere are several functional groups that contain an alkene0.80text
allyl groupinstance ofThere are several functional groups that contain an alkene0.80text
or acrylic groupinstance ofThere are several functional groups that contain an alkene0.80text
Functional grouprelated to External linksIUPAC Blue Book0.60section
Functional grouprelated to External linksIUPAC0.60section
Functional grouprelated to External linksPDF0.60section
Functional grouprelated to External linksApril0.60section
Functional grouprelated to External linksArchived0.60section
Functional grouprelated to External linksSeptember0.60section
Functional grouprelated to External linksRetrieved0.60section
Functional grouprelated to External linksFebruary0.60section

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