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Organyl group
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<p>In <a href="/facts/Organic_chemistry/djxhxaNg">organic</a> and <a href="/facts/Organometallic_chemistry/bhqFz2P0">organometallic chemistry</a>, an organyl group (commonly denoted by the letter "<a href="/facts/R/2w7mqI7e">R</a>") is an organic <a href="/facts/Substituent/6y9IE6G0">substituent</a> with one (sometimes more) free <a href="/facts/Valence_(chemistry)/ck7cHByj">valence</a>(-s) at a <a href="/facts/Carbon_atom/ukrgQexo">carbon atom</a>. The term is often used in chemical <a href="/facts/Patent/LjT2bG3A">patent literature</a> to protect claims over a broad scope. </p>