Alkyl group branching

Similarly, like secondary and tertiary alcohols, amines with the alkyl groups branched ona-carbon atoms (i.e. containingthe grouping R R2CH—... 

Step 3. Name each aikyi group substituent Identify and name the alkyl groups branching from the parent chain. There are one-carbon methyl groups at Positions 3 and 5, and a two-carbon ethyl group at Position 4. 

Pyrolyses of 2-(alkylsulphonyl)pyrazines give mixtures of 2-alkyl-pyrazines (0—53%) and pyrazine (0—49%). As the starting materials are easy to prepare, it had been hoped that this might be a useful synthetic route to alkyl-pyrazines, but yields are really only adequate with primary alkyl groups branching decreases the yields dramatically. ... 

Ethyl and Higher Alkyl Groups Branching in Poiyethyiene... 

Branched alkyl groups s. Alkyl groups, branched Bridge amidlnes 26,297... 

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