what is alkyl group
Vocabulary alkane alkyl group hydrocarbon An alkyl group is a piece of a molecule with the general formula CnH2n+1, where n is some integer. For example, a methyl group (CH3) is a fragment of a methane molecule (CH4); n = 1 in this case. The-yl ending means a fragment of an alkane formed by removing a hydrogen.n alkyl group is a piece of a molecule with the general formula C n H 2n+1, where n is some integer.