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CHEBI:136839 - 2-methoxyethyl group

ChEBI IDCHEBI:136839
ChEBI Name2-methoxyethyl group
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DefinitionAn organyl group resulting from the formal cleavage of the hydroxy group from 2-methoxyethanol. It is used as a protecting group for carboxylic acids (in contrast to many other water-solubilising esters, the 2-methoxyethyl esters of many amino acids are crystalline, enabling them to be easily purified).
Last Modified13 April 2017
SubmitterGareth Owen
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FormulaC3H7O
Net Charge0
Average Mass59.088
Monoisotopic Mass59.04969
SMILES*CCOC
Roles Classification
Application:
carboxylic acid protecting group  A group that serves to protect a carboxylic acid function in the context of a synthesis.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
2-methoxyethyl group (CHEBI:136839) has role carboxylic acid protecting group (CHEBI:52943)
2-methoxyethyl group (CHEBI:136839) is a organyl group (CHEBI:33249)
2-methoxyethyl group (CHEBI:136839) is substituent group from methoxyethane (CHEBI:39832)