functional group

Summary

functional group ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,252 views/month).^[1]

Key Facts

• functional group is a type of molecular entity^[2].
• functional group is a type of moiety^[3].
• functional group is part of molecular entity^[4].
• functional group's Commons category is recorded as Functional groups^[5].
• functional group's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Functional groups^[6].
• functional group's facet of is recorded as structure-activity relationship^[7].
• functional group's facet of is recorded as molecular function^[8].
• functional group's topic has template is recorded as Template:Functional groups^[9].
• functional group's used by is recorded as chemical classification^[10].
• functional group's different from is recorded as radical^[11].
• functional group's different from is recorded as functional group^[12].
• functional group's different from is recorded as group^[13].
• functional group's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[14].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include molecular entity^[2] and moiety^[3].

Use and Application

functional group is part of molecular entity^[4]. Its used by is recorded as chemical classification^[10].

Why It Matters

functional group ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,252 views/month).^[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[15] It is known by 62 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[16]