Acyl vs. Alkyl

Acylnoun

(organic chemistry) Any of class of organic radicals, RCO-, formed by the removal of a hydroxyl group from a carboxylic acid.

Acylnoun

An acid radical, as acetyl, malonyl, or benzoyl. An acyl radical can be depicted as R-CO-, where -CO- is the carbonyl group, and R is the group that characterizes the acyl moiety.

Acylnoun

any group or radical of the form RCO- where R is an organic group;

Alkylnoun

(organic chemistry) Any of a series of univalent radicals of the general formula CnH2n+1 derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons.

Alkylnoun

any of a series of univalent groups of the general formula CnH2n+1 derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons

Alkyl

In organic chemistry, an alkyl substituent is an alkane missing one hydrogen. The term alkyl is intentionally unspecific to include many possible substitutions.