Alkoxy group

An alkoxy group is a part of a chemical in organic chemistry. Alkoxy groups have an alkyl group connected to an oxygen atom, with the oxygen atom connected to the rest of the molecule. Aryloxy groups are similar groups that have aryl groups instead of alkyl groups.

Alkoxy groups are used in the preferred IUPAC names of ethers; for example, dimethyl ether has the preferred name methoxymethane. The alkoxy structure is found in many other functional groups, but the oxygen-alkane chemical bond is usually less important to the compound's chemistry, so it is not named as an alkoxy compound.

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Category:Ethers
Category:Functional groups