Methoxy
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[[Image:Methoxy group.svg|thumb|right|The structure of a typical methoxy group.]]
In [[chemistry]] (particularly [[organic chemistry]]), '''methoxy''' refers to the [[functional group]] consisting of a [[methyl group]] bound to [[oxygen]]. It has the formula:
:–[[oxygen|O]]–[[carbon|C]][[Hydrogen|H]]<sub>3</sub>
The word is used in [[organic nomenclature]] usually to describe an [[ether]]. It is also an [[electron-donating group]] and can cause an organic compound to become less [[acid]]ic.
Examples of methoxy ethers are [[methoxyethane]] and [[methoxypropane]].
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