A2 functional groups
Can something be part of lots of functional groups at the same time?
For example, an acyl group is RCOZ and a carbonyl group is C=O and a carboxyl group is RCOOH. So would a carbon in a carboxylic acid be part of an acyl, carboxyl and carbonyl group at the same time?
I'm really confused about this.
Does the R in a functional group only represent a continuation of the carbon chain, or can it represent any atom? What about the Z in acyl?
For example, an acyl group is RCOZ and a carbonyl group is C=O and a carboxyl group is RCOOH. So would a carbon in a carboxylic acid be part of an acyl, carboxyl and carbonyl group at the same time?
I'm really confused about this.
Does the R in a functional group only represent a continuation of the carbon chain, or can it represent any atom? What about the Z in acyl?
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