Organyl group

Last updated November 03, 2025

In organic and organometallic chemistry, an organyl group (commonly denoted by the letter "R") is an organic substituent with one (sometimes more) free valence electron(s) at a carbon atom.^[1] The term is often used in chemical patent literature to protect claims over a broad scope.^{[ citation needed ]}

Examples

Acetonyl group
Acyl group (e.g. acetyl group, benzoyl group)
Alkyl group (e.g., methyl group, ethyl group)
Alkenyl group (e.g., vinyl group, allyl group)
Alkynyl group (e.g., propargyl group, ethynyl group)
Benzyloxycarbonyl group (Cbz)
tert -butoxycarbonyl group (Boc)
Carboxyl group

References

↑ IUPAC , Compendium of Chemical Terminology , 5th ed. (the "Gold Book") (2025). Online version: (2006–) " organyl groups ". doi : 10.1351/goldbook.O04329.

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[1] IUPAC , Compendium of Chemical Terminology , 5th ed. (the "Gold Book") (2025). Online version: (2006–) " organyl groups ". doi : 10.1351/goldbook.O04329.

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