In
organic chemistry
Organic chemistry is a subdiscipline within chemistry involving the scientific study of the structure, properties, and reactions of organic compounds and organic materials, i.e., matter in its various forms that contain carbon atoms.Clayden, ...
, the term acetylenic designates
*A doubly unsaturated position (''sp''-hybridized) on a molecular framework, for instance in an
alkyne such as
acetylene;
*An
ethynyl In organic chemistry, the term ethynyl designates a functional group with a double bond with 2 carbon atoms both with
sp hybridisation and a triple bond(1 sigma and 2 pi bond) . It is a species similar to acetylene (or in IUPAC ethyne ) with a less ...
fragment, HC
C–, or substituted homologue.
See also
*
Allylic/Homoallylic
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Benzylic
In organic chemistry, benzyl is the substituent or molecular fragment possessing the structure . Benzyl features a benzene ring () attached to a methylene group () group.
Nomenclature
In IUPAC nomenclature, the prefix benzyl refers to a subst ...
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Propargylic/Homopropargylic
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Vinylic
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