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Enol vs Enyl - What's the difference?

enol | enyl |

As nouns the difference between enol and enyl

is that enol is enol while enyl is (organic chemistry|in combination) any univalent radical derived from an alkene.

enol

English

(wikipedia enol)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) An organic compound containing a hydroxyl group bonded to a carbon atom, which is doubly bonded to another carbon atom.

    • See also

    * tautomerism

    Anagrams

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    enyl

    English

    Noun

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

    • Synonyms

    * alkenyl

    Related terms

    * -yl * -ynyl