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5 identifiers linking hydroxymethyl across the web's reference databases
13 statements · 23% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations
5 identifiers linking hydroxymethyl across the web's reference databases
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The hydroxymethyl group is a substituent with the structural formula −CH2−OH. It consists of a methylene bridge bonded to a hydroxyl group. This makes the hydroxymethyl group a primary alcohol. It is a constitutional isomer of the methoxy group, differing only in the attachment site and orientation to the rest of the molecule. However, their chemical properties are different for an alcohol as opposed to an ether.