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Systematization of functional groups is used as a basis for the classification of organic substances and structures. It is pointed out how hydrocarbon skeleton and functional groups play different roles in shaping the properties of organic substances and molecules.
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Vančik, H. (2014). Functional Groups. In: Basic Organic Chemistry for the Life Sciences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07605-8_2
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