Alkoxy group
Alkoxy group ( blue ) above, from left to right, as part of a molecule, as an alkoxy anion ( alkoxylate ), in an alkanol and in an alkyl tert-butyl ether and below, from left to right, in a urethane, an alkyl carboxylate and a dialkyl acetal . R 1 , R 2 = organyl radical , such as e.g. B. alkyl radical.
In chemistry , an alkoxy group is a functional group based on an alkyl group linked to an oxygen atom (see figure). Examples are the methoxy group with the chemical formula -OCH 3 (e.g. in 1,2-dimethoxyethane or anisole ) or the ethoxy group with the chemical chemical formula -OCH 2 CH 3 (e.g. in phenetol ).
If the alkyl radical of the alkoxy group is replaced by an aryl radical, an aryloxy group is obtained .
literature
- Organikum , 16th edition, VEB Deutscher Verlag der Wissenschaften, Berlin 1985, ISBN 3-326-00076-6 .
- Hans Beyer, Wolfgang Walter: Textbook of organic chemistry , 19th edition, S. Hirzel Verlag, Stuttgart, ISBN 3-7776-0356-2 .