pentanoxymethyl

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noun

An alkoxymethyl radical in which R is a pentyl group

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Meanings

nounpentanoxymethyl (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryAn alkoxymethyl radical in which R is a pentyl group

    Surfactants differ in the length of alkoxymethyl side chains, ranging from pentanoxymethyl to hexadecyloxymethyl, as indicated by their designations (C5, C6, C7, C8, C9, C11, C12, C14 and C16).

    2015 December 8, “Gemini Surfactants Based on Bis-Imidazolium Alkoxy Derivatives as Effective Agents for Delivery of Nucleic Acids: A Structural and Spectroscopic Study”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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