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Allyl vs Enyl - What's the difference?

allyl | enyl |

As nouns the difference between allyl and enyl

is that allyl is an organic radical, CH2=CH-CH2-, existing especially in oils of garlic and mustard while enyl is any univalent radical derived from an alkene.

allyl

English

(wikipedia allyl)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) An organic radical, CH2=CH-CH2-, existing especially in oils of garlic and mustard.

    • enyl

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry, in combination) Any univalent radical derived from an alkene

    • Synonyms

    * alkenyl

    Related terms

    * -yl * -ynyl