Preferred Label : hydrocarbylene groups;
IUPAC definition : Divalent groups formed by removing two hydrogen atoms from a hydrocarbon, the free
valencies of which are not engaged in a double bond, e.g. 1,3-phenylene, –CH sub 2
/sub CH sub 2 /sub CH sub 2 /sub – propane-1,3-diyl, –CH sub 2 /sub –methylene.;
Origin ID : H02890;
See also
Divalent groups formed by removing two hydrogen atoms from a hydrocarbon, the free
valencies of which are not engaged in a double bond, e.g. 1,3-phenylene, –CH sub 2
/sub CH sub 2 /sub CH sub 2 /sub – propane-1,3-diyl, –CH sub 2 /sub –methylene.
