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Functional group

The compounds acquire specific chemical properties due to the hetero atoms or the groups. These hetero atoms or the groups containing hetero atoms are called functional groups.

Examples:- alcohol(-OH), aldehyde( – CHO)


The major functional groups are shown below:



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