Ethyl group
Chemical group (–CH₂–CH₃) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Ethyl (disambiguation).
In organic chemistry, an ethyl group (abbr. Et) is an alkyl substituent with the formula −CH2CH3, derived from ethane (C2H6). Ethyl is used in the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry's nomenclature of organic chemistry for a saturated two-carbon moiety in a molecule, while the prefix "eth-" is used to indicate the presence of two carbon atoms in the molecule.