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In natural English speech, "alkyl" appears in contexts such as: "From the resonance hybrid, we can see the ortho and para positions have more electron density, which makes them good parking spots for electrophiles. Alkyl groups are only weakly activating, since they don’t have the extra electrons like phenol, so this isn't like the mansion of parking spots. And in practice, we often see more of the para product because of steric hindrance – especially if the alkyl group is bulky.". Listen to the exact timestamped clip in the accompanying video with synchronized subtitles.

IPA/ˈælkaɪl/

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From the resonance hybrid, we can see the ortho and para positions have more electron density, which makes them good parking spots for electrophiles.

Alkyl groups are only weakly activating, since they don’t have the extra electrons like phenol, so this isn't like the mansion of parking spots.

And in practice, we often see more of the para product because of steric hindrance – especially if the alkyl group is bulky.

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noun

Any of a series of univalent radicals of the general formula CₙH₂ₙ₊₁ derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons. In other words, an alkane minus one hydrogen atom.

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