Methyl vs Chlorine - What's the difference?
methyl | chlorine |
(organic compound) The univalent hydrocarbon radical, CH3, formally derived from methane by the loss of a hydrogen atom; a compound or part of a compound formed by the attachment of such a radical.
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A toxic, green, gaseous chemical element (symbol Cl) with an atomic number of 17.
As nouns the difference between methyl and chlorine
is that methyl is methyl while chlorine is a toxic, green, gaseous chemical element (symbol cl) with an atomic number of 17.methyl
English
(wikipedia methyl)Noun
(en noun)page 119,
- You might point out in the theory of oxidation of oils, in development of rancidity in oils, that many methyls' accelerate this oxidation of oils. I do not want to burden you with a lecture on chemistry but there are some ' methyls like iron which has both a valence of two and of three. Another example is cobalt which has a valence of both two and three.
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- The southern acetates must be decarboxylated to methyls .
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- The most stable form has the groups staggered and the methyls as far from each other as possible (DA[dihedral angle] = 180°).