Vinyl and allyl groups
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Jasvneet Kaur 3F
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Vinyl and allyl groups
Can someone explain what vinyl and allyl groups are and how they are named? What would vinyl chloride look like?
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Re: Vinyl and allyl groups
Vinyl chloride is a common name for what we might name as "chloroethene."
The vinyl group is a functional group name for -CH=CH2.
The allyl group is a functional group name for -CH2-CH=CH3.
The vinyl group is a functional group name for -CH=CH2.
The allyl group is a functional group name for -CH2-CH=CH3.
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