Ethynyl

/ˈɛθɪnəl/ noun

Definition

A chemical radical or group derived from ethyne, consisting of a carbon-carbon triple bond with one attachment point, used as a building block in organic synthesis.

Etymology

From ethyne (the two-carbon triple-bonded hydrocarbon) + -yl (suffix indicating a radical or substituent group). Created as chemists needed names for reactive ethyne fragments.

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