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side chain

oligomeric or polymeric chemical group that is attached to a core part of the molecule called "main chain" or backbone
Class type of: chemical group Q899689

Facts

4 properties
Instance of
class of chemical groups
Subclass of
chemical group[2]
Connects with
backbone chain[3]
P14541
2qO32e[4]
🏷️ Also known as
en side chain en pendant chain ar سلسه جانبيه ar السلسلة الجانبية ar سلسة جانبية ar سلسلة جانبية da Sidekæde de Seitenkette el Πλευρική αλυσίδα es Cadena lateral es Radical R fa زنجیر جانبی fr Chaîne ramifiée fr Chaine laterale fr chaîne latérale fr Chaîne pendante fr Groupe R fr Point de ramification fr Ramification he שרשרת צדדית
🔖 Identifiers · 5
OpenAlex ID
C204921945
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID
184952
Freebase ID
/m/04bt5v
IUPAC Gold Book ID
13847
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
204921945

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🔗 Connections
Belongs to 1
aldehydes
Connects with 1
backbone chain
Subclass of 1
substituent group
← Connects with 1
backbone chain
← FactGrid item ID 1
Lobivski Kopalni
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Summary

side chain is a class of chemical groups[1].

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · Wostr · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → class of chemical groups
    IUPAC Gold Book ID → 13847
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Instance of: class of chemical groups"
  2. 6w ago · Wostr · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → chemical group
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Subclass of: branch"
  3. 16w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 2qO32e
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → —
    Connects with → backbone chain
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
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