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An 'R' group is a feature of [[Organic compound|organic]] chemistry. This can be defined as 'any group in which a [[Carbon|carbon]] or [[Hydrogen|hydrogen]] atom is attached to the rest of the molecule <ref>http://www.chem.ucla.edu/~harding/IGOC/R/r_group.html</ref> '. The 'R' group is a variable region on a [[Molecule|molecule]]/[[Compound|compound | An 'R' group is a feature of [[Organic compound|organic]] chemistry. This can be defined as 'any group in which a [[Carbon|carbon]] or [[Hydrogen|hydrogen]] atom is attached to the rest of the molecule <ref>http://www.chem.ucla.edu/~harding/IGOC/R/r_group.html</ref> '. The 'R' group is a variable region on a [[Molecule|molecule]]/[[Compound|compound]] that is usually an [[Alkyl group|alkyl group]], including: [[Methyl group|methyl]], ethyl, propyl, butyl and many more. | ||
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Revision as of 14:36, 16 October 2018
An 'R' group is a feature of organic chemistry. This can be defined as 'any group in which a carbon or hydrogen atom is attached to the rest of the molecule [1] '. The 'R' group is a variable region on a molecule/compound that is usually an alkyl group, including: methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl and many more.