Organyl group
In organic and organometallic chemistry, an organyl group is an organic substituent with one or sometimes more free valence electrons at a carbon atom. The term is often used in chemical patent literature to protect claims over a broad scope.
Examples
- Acetonyl group
- Acyl group
- Alkyl group
- Alkenyl group
- Alkynyl group
- Benzyloxycarbonyl group
- tert-butoxycarbonyl group
- Carboxyl group