Alkyl group

Alkyl groups are made of chemicals with carbon atoms. They are like alkanes but they have one fewer hydrogen atom. An alkyl is a piece of a molecule that makes it do or act a certain way. Alkyls have only carbon and hydrogen atoms, which can be one long chain or have multiple branches.[1][2]

Alkyl groups have the formula CnH2n+1, where n can be any whole number as long if it is the same one. (For example, if there are two carbons, there must be five hydrogens because 2*2+1=5.)

References

  1. ↑ "Glossary: Alkyl group". www.greenfacts.org. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
  2. ↑ "3.3: Alkyl Groups". Chemistry LibreTexts. 2015-05-03. Retrieved 2021-04-08.


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