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Ethynyl vs Silylethynyl - What's the difference?

ethynyl | silylethynyl |

As nouns the difference between ethynyl and silylethynyl

is that ethynyl is (organic chemistry) the univalent radical hc≡c- derived from acetylene while silylethynyl is (organic chemistry|especially in combination) any of a class of univalent radicals, r3si-c≡c-, having a silyl group attached to the remote carbon atom of an ethynyl group.

ethynyl

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) The univalent radical HC?C- derived from acetylene

    • silylethynyl

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any of a class of univalent radicals, R3Si-C?C-, having a silyl group attached to the remote carbon atom of an ethynyl group