Login

What are homologues ?

a group or a series of organic compounds each containig a characterstic functional group forms a homologous series and members of the series are called homologues. The members of a homologous series can be represented by general molecular formula and the successive members differ from each other in molecular formula by a -CH2 unit.

  • 4
View Full Answer
A homologue (also spelled as homolog) is a compound belonging to a series of compounds differing from each other by a repeating unit, such as a methylene bridge −CH. 2−, a peptide residue, etc. [1] serine. homoserine.
  • 1
A homologue is any compound of a particular homologous series which differ each other by CH2 and their molecular masses differ by 14 u.
  • 1
What are you looking for?