What is the formula of the ethyl group?

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What is the formula of the ethyl group?

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Answer 1 · 2015-01-15T20:29:18

Ethyl is derived from ethane $C_{2} H_{6}$ $C_2H_6$ or better $H_{3} C - C H_{3}$ $H_3C-CH_3$
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If one of the $H$ $H$ 's is removed, it becomes a one-bond group, that can attach to a carbon-atom in stead of a $H -$ $H-$

Ethyl is thus $C_{2} H_{5} -$ $C_2H_5-$
(the dash at the end represents the 'open' bond)

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If one of the $H$ $H$ 's of benzene $C_{6} H_{6}$ $C_6H_6$ is replaced by an ethyl-group, you get ethyl-benzene $C_{2} H_{5} - C_{6} H_{5}$ $C_2H_5-C_6H_5$
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The ethyl-group is at the top of the benzene-ring.

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