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What does —d group represent in various organic chemistry books
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In organic chemistry, the —D group is often used to represent a deuterium atom, which is an isotope of hydrogen with a neutron added to the nucleus. Deuterium has a chemical symbol of D and an atomic mass of 2. The addition of a deuterium atom can affect the physical and chemical properties of a molecule and is commonly used in isotopic labeling experiments to trace the fate of a particular atom or group of atoms within a molecule.
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