Open-chain compound
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Open-chain compound
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In chemistry, an open-chain compound or acyclic compound is a compound with a linear structure, rather than a cyclic one.
An open-chain compound having no side groups is called a straight-chain compound. Many of the simple molecules of organic chemistry, such as the alkanes and alkenes, have both linear and ring isomers, that is, both acyclic and cyclic. For those with 4 or more carbons, the linear forms can have straight-chain or branched-chain isomers. The lowercase prefix n- denotes the strai
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Type of organic molecule with a linear structure
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2024-03-21T15:41:22Z
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