Alkoxy group
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In chemistry, the alkoxyl group is an alkyl group linked to oxygen thus: R-O-
In this function, R represents the alkyl group.
An example would be the methoxy group CH3O-, likewise sodium ethoxide is the sodium salt of ethanol CH3CH2O-Na+.
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