Methylene vs Hydrocarbylene - What's the difference?
methylene | hydrocarbylene |
(organic chemistry) The divalent radical CH2< in which the free valencies are part of single bonds.
(organic chemistry) The same group, present as a repeating unit, in aliphatic compounds with names such as hexamethylenediamine.
(organic chemistry) The unstable carbene CH2:
(chemistry) any divalent radical formed by removing two hydrogen atoms from a hydrocarbon