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alkoxy

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alkoxy [al′käk·sē]
(organic chemistry)
An alkyl radical attached to a molecule by oxygen, such as the ethoxy radical.


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3], where R' indicates organic functionality and OR denotes a hydrolyzable alkoxy group such as methoxy or ethoxy.
In the first step, the precursor alkoxy group is hydrolized, while, in the second step, a condensation reaction between M-OH groups and/or M-OR groups takes place, leading to the formation of the limit (MO.
2] is a lower alkyl group; X is a halide, a lower alkoxy group or an acyloxy group; and x is 0 or 1.
 
 
 
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