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dt gk 12.8.06 11d

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minesapint | 13:48 Sun 13th Aug 2006 | Quizzes & Puzzles
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Could I clarify the answer to 11d please? The majority of posters have said that the answer is "amyl" as opposed to "aryl" or "acyl".

Is this because aryl alcohol and acyl alcohol do not exist?
Or is there some other reason.
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I have AMYL

The univalent organic radical, C5H11, occurring in many organic compounds in eight isomeric forms.
I have only heard of AMYL alcohol, not the other two
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I've only heard of amyl alcohol too.

I just wondered if there was a more authoritative reason.
I am afraid you are all wrong. The answer is acyl. An organic radical having the general formula RCO, derived from the removal of a hydroxyl group from an organic acid. It is this radical that turns your wine to vinegar.
The clue specifically asks for an alcohol radical so I think it must be amyl, not acyl.
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the context is alcohol C5H11OH, whose radical is amyl C5H11

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