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In organic chemistry
Organic chemistry
Organic chemistry is a subdiscipline within chemistry involving the scientific study of the structure, properties, composition, reactions, and preparation of carbon-based compounds, hydrocarbons, and their derivatives...

, the term acetylenic designates
  • A doubly unsaturated position (sp-hybridized) on a molecular framework, for instance in an alkyne
    Alkyne
    Alkynes are hydrocarbons that have a triple bond between two carbon atoms, with the formula CnH2n-2. Alkynes are traditionally known as acetylenes, although the name acetylene also refers specifically to C2H2, known formally as ethyne using IUPAC nomenclature...

     such as acetylene
    Acetylene
    Acetylene is the chemical compound with the formula C2H2. It is a hydrocarbon and the simplest alkyne. This colorless gas is widely used as a fuel and a chemical building block. It is unstable in pure form and thus is usually handled as a solution.As an alkyne, acetylene is unsaturated because...

    ;
  • An ethynyl
    Ethynyl
    In organic chemistry, the term ethynyl designates*An ethynyl group .*The ethynyl radical ....

     fragment, HCC-, or substituted homologue.

See also

  • Allylic/Homoallylic
  • Benzylic
  • Propargylic/Homopropargylic
  • Vinylic