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methylenedioxy
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Methylenedioxy
Methylenedioxy
is the term used in the field of
chemistry
, particularly in
organic chemistry
, for a
functional group
with the
structural formula
R-O-CH
2
-O-R' which is connected to the rest of a
molecule
by two
chemical bonds
. The methylenedioxy group consists of two
oxygen
atoms
connected to a
methylene bridge
(-CH
2
- unit). The methylenedioxy group is generally found attached to an
aromatic
structure such as
phenyl
where it forms the
methylenedioxyphenyl
or
benzodioxole
functional group which is widely found in
natural products
, including
safrole
, and
drugs
and chemicals such as
tadalafil
,
MDMA
, and
piperonyl butoxide
.
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