HYDROXYL

Hydroxyl

A hydroxyl is a chemical functional group containing an oxygen atom connected by a covalent bond to a hydrogen atom, a pairing that can be simply understood as a substructure of the water molecule. When it appears, it imparts to chemical structures some of the reactive and interactive properties of the -OH of water . The neutral form of the hydroxyl group is a hydroxyl radical. The anion form, is called the hydroxide anion; it bears a single negative charge largely residing on the more electronegative oxygen.

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hydroxyl

Noun

  1. A univalent radical or functional group (–OH) in organic chemistry; present in alcohols, phenols, carboxylic acids and certain other classes of compounds.


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