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Acetyl group
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| Names | |
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| IUPAC name | |
| Systematic IUPAC name
Methyloxidocarbon(•)[4] (additive) | |
| Identifiers | |
3D model (JSmol)
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| Abbreviations | Ac |
| 1697938 | |
| ChEBI | |
| ChemSpider | |
| 786 | |
PubChem CID
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| Properties | |
| C2H3O | |
| Molar mass | 43.045 g·mol−1 |
| Thermochemistry | |
Std enthalpy of
formation (ΔfH⦵298) |
−15 to −9 kJ mol−1 |
| Related compounds | |
Related compounds
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Acetone Carbon monoxide Acetic acid |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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In organic chemistry, an acetyl group is a functional group denoted by the chemical formula −COCH3 and the structure −C(=O)−CH3. It is sometimes represented by the symbol Ac[5][6] (not to be confused with the element actinium). In IUPAC nomenclature, an acetyl group is called an ethanoyl group.
An acetyl group contains a methyl group (−CH3) that is single-bonded to a carbonyl (C=O), making it an acyl group. The carbonyl center of an acyl radical has one non-bonded electron with which it forms a chemical bond to the remainder (denoted with the letter R) of the molecule.
The acetyl moiety is a component of many organic compounds, including acetic acid, the neurotransmitter acetylcholine, acetyl-CoA, acetylcysteine, acetaminophen (also known as paracetamol), and acetylsalicylic acid (also known as aspirin).
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- ^ "R-5.7.1 Carboxylic acids, where acetyl appears as an example". IUPAC, Commission on Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry. A Guide to IUPAC Nomenclature of Organic Compounds (Recommendations 1993), 1993, Blackwell Scientific publications, Copyright 1993 IUPAC.
- ^ IUPAC Chemical Nomenclature and Structure Representation Division (2013). "P-65.1.7.2.1". In Favre, Henri A.; Powell, Warren H. (eds.). Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry: IUPAC Recommendations and Preferred Names 2013. IUPAC–RSC. ISBN 978-0-85404-182-4.
- ^ "Acetyl". Chemical Entities of Biological Interest. UK: European Bioinformatics Institute.
- ^ Banik, Gregory M.; Baysinger, Grace; Kamat, Prashant V.; Pienta, Norbert, eds. (January 2020). The ACS Guide to Scholarly Communication. Washington, DC: American Chemical Society. doi:10.1021/acsguide.50308. ISBN 978-0-8412-3586-1. S2CID 262269861.
- ^ Hanson, James A. (2001). Functional group chemistry. Cambridge, Eng: Royal Society of Chemistry. p. 11. ISBN 0-85404-627-5.
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