The vinyl group
(
CH2=CH–) and derivatives formed by
substitution. Informally, a group, such as
–OH,
attached to the free
valence of a (substituted) vinyl group is sometimes referred to as '
vinylic'.
Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1307
(Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on
structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995))
on page 1374