Nitroso Group
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The following group in an organic molecule is called the nitroso group.
eg:
The nitrosyl group is stable only if there are no alpha hydrogens to it. Thus, 1 is unstable, and 2 and 3 are stable. 1 exists mostly as the tautomer (4), which is an oxime.
see also nitrosyl cation
Contributors and Attributions
- Gamini Gunawardena from the OChemPal site (Utah Valley University)