Alkoxy group

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In chemistry, the alkoxyl group is an alkyl group linked to oxygen thus: R-O-

In this function, R represents the alkyl group.

An example would be the methoxy group CH3O-, likewise sodium ethoxide is the sodium salt of ethanol CH3CH2O-Na+.de:Alkoxygruppe es:Grupo alcoxi nl:Alkoxygroep