Term: organyl groups
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.O04329

Definition:
Any organic substituent group, regardless of functional type, having one free valence at a carbon atom, e.g. CH3CH2–, ClCH2–, CH3C(=O)–, 4-pyridylmethyl. Organyl is also used in conjunction with other terms, as in organylthio- (e.g. MeS–) and organyloxy.

Related Terms:
1) valence (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.V06588).
2) heterocyclyl groups (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.H02799).
3) hydrocarbyl (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.H02891).
4) organoheteryl (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.O04327).

Source: PAC, 1995, 67, 1307. 'Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)' on page 1354 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199567081307)

Citation: 'organyl groups' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.O04329

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