Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
Vinyl
ic position:
On, or
bonded
to, the carbon of an
alkene
.
This
molecule
has four
vinyl
ic positions, each marked with *.
Lewis structure
of
vinyl chloride
, a
vinyl
ic
halide
.
Related terms:
Vinyl group
,
vinylic hydrogen
,
vinylic carbocation
,
allylic position
,
benzylic position
,
propargylic position
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