Ethyl group

Not to be confused with Methyl group.

In organic chemistry, an ethyl group (abbreviated as ET, Et or et)[1] is an alkyl substituent with the formula −CH2CH3, derived from ethane (C2H6).

Ethyl is used in the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry's nomenclature of organic chemistry for a saturated two-carbon moiety in a molecule, while the prefix "eth-" is used to indicate the presence of two carbon atoms in the molecule.

  1. ^ Logan CM, Rice MK (1987). Logan's Medical and Scientific Abbreviations (Hardbound book). J. B. Lippincott. p. 182. ISBN 0-397-54589-4.
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