What is the name given to the species formed when a single hydrogen atom is removed from an alkane?

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18 Mar 2019
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When one hydrogen atom is taken away from an alkane, the resulting fragment is called an alkyl group. This is different from an alkene, which contains a double bond, or an aldehyde, which contains a carbonyl group. Saturated hydrocarbons refer to alkanes with no double bonds.

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