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Acyl vs Carbonyl - What's the difference?

acyl | carbonyl |

In organic chemistry terms the difference between acyl and carbonyl

is that acyl is any of class of organic radicals, RCO-, formed by the removal of a hydroxyl group from a carboxylic acid while carbonyl is in organic chemistry, a divalent functional group, (-CO-), characteristic of aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, amides, carboxylic acid anhydrides, carbonyl halides, esters and others.

acyl

English

Noun

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

    • Derived terms

    * acyl anhydride * acyl halide * acylation * acyloxy

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    carbonyl

    English

    (wikipedia carbonyl)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) In organic chemistry, a divalent functional group, (-CO-), characteristic of aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, amides, carboxylic acid anhydrides, carbonyl halides, esters and others.
  • (inorganic chemistry) Any compound of a metal with carbon monoxide, such as nickel carbonyl, Ni(CO)4.

    • Derived terms

    * carbonyl chloride * carbonyl stretch * carbonyl sulfide, carbonyl sulphide * hexacarbonyl * metal carbonyl * molybdenum carbonyl * nickel carbonyl * pentacarbonyl * sulfocarbonyl, sulphocarbonyl * tetracarbonyl * thiocarbonyl * tungsten carbonyl