Ethynyl
In organic chemistry, the term ethynyl designates
- An ethynyl group (HC≡C–), also designated as acetylenic group (from acetylene), and referred to in IUPAC chemical nomenclature as -yne suffix. Also sometimes designed as ethinyl in compounds (ethinylestradiol, ethisterone (ethinyltestosterone)). See main page alkynes.
- The ethynyl radical (HC≡C·), the compound found in interstellar medium, and transiently on earth during chemical reactions.
- The ethynyl carbanion Acetylide (HC≡C−)
See also
- Ethynylation
Propynyl ( CH3-C≡C-R, 1-propynyl group; or HC≡C−CH2-R, 2-propynyl group, Propargyl )
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