Tertiary is a term used in
organic chemistry
Organic chemistry is a subdiscipline within chemistry involving the science, 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.Clay ...
to classify various types of compounds (e. g. alcohols, alkyl halides, amines) or
reactive intermediates
In chemistry, a reactive intermediate or an intermediate is a short-lived, high-energy, highly reactive molecule. When generated in a chemical reaction, it will quickly convert into a more stable molecule. Only in exceptional cases can these com ...
(e. g. alkyl radicals, carbocations).
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Primary (chemistry)
Primary is a term used in organic chemistry
Organic chemistry is a subdiscipline within chemistry involving the science, scientific study of the structure, properties, and reactions of organic compounds and organic materials, i.e., matter in i ...
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Secondary (chemistry)
Secondary is a term used in organic chemistry to classify various types of compounds (e. g. alcohols, alkyl halides, amines) or reactive intermediates (e. g. alkyl radicals, carbocations). An atom is considered secondary if it has two 'R' Groups ...
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Quaternary (chemistry)
Quaternary is a term used in organic chemistry to classify various types of compounds (e. g. amines and ammonium salts).Paula Yurkanis Bruice: ''Organic Chemistry'', Pearson Education Inc., 2004, 4. Ed., p. 78, 104, 893, and 912, .
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