Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry - Primary carbon

Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry

Primary carbon (1^o carbon): A carbon directly bonded to just one other carbon group.

Related terms: Methyl carbon, secondary carbon, tertiary carbon, quaternary carbon, primary hydrogen, primary carbocation, primary alcohol, primary amide, primary amine, primary alkyl halide, primary haloalkane, primary structure
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