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naming functional groups
« on: August 30, 2005, 09:18:10 PM »
I'm new to organic chemistry, so this may be a pretty stupid question...I have seen -OH called Hydroxl as well as Alcohol, so which one should I use?
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Re:naming functional groups
« Reply #1 on: August 30, 2005, 11:50:10 PM »
Hydroxyl is more general.  There are some molecules that have an OH but are not alcohols.
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