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Substituent vs Monosubstitution - What's the difference?

substituent | monosubstitution |

As nouns the difference between substituent and monosubstitution

is that substituent is any atom, group, or radical substituted for another, or entering a molecule in place of some other part which is removed while monosubstitution is a substitution reaction that introduces a single substituent into a molecule.

substituent

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chemistry) any atom, group, or radical substituted for another, or entering a molecule in place of some other part which is removed
  • (grammar) pro-form

    • monosubstitution

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) a substitution reaction that introduces a single substituent into a molecule