Question

Write down the names of composite radicals.

Answer 1

Composite radicals:

1. Radicals are defined as an atom that has at least one unpaired electron.
2. Radicals can be of different types: positive radicals, negative radicals, and composite radicals.
3. Composite radicals are defined as a group of different atoms which may carry no charge.
4. They are said to be chemically active as they have a lot of free electrons.
5. They behave like a single atom, although they are different.

Some names of composite radicals are as follows:

1. Acetyamino
2. Acetylimino
3. Acetylhydarazino
4. Cyclohexane carbonyl
5. Methylazo
6. Methylamino
7. Methylbenzyl