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/ˈmɛθaɪl/ · noun
(organic chemistry) The univalent hydrocarbon radical, CH₃-, formally derived from methane by the loss of a hydrogen atom; a compound or part of a compound formed by the attachment of such a radical..
The southern acetates must be decarboxylated to methyls.
You might point out in the theory of oxidation of oils, in development of rancidity in oils, that many methyls accelerate this oxidation of oils. I do not want to burden you with a lecture on chemistry but there are some methyls like iron which has both a valence of two and of three. Another example is cobalt which has a valence of both two and three.
The most stable form has the groups staggered and the methyls as far from each other as possible (DA^([dihedral angle]) = 180°).
Use methyl when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Methyl means (organic chemistry) The univalent hydrocarbon radical, CH₃-, formally derived from methane by the loss of a hydrogen atom; a compound or part of a compound formed by the attachment of such a radical..
Common synonyms include methyl group, methyl radical.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The southern acetates must be decarboxylated to methyls.
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