Usually means: Adjacent to a carbon-carbon double bond.
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▸ adjective:  (organic chemistry) Containing an allyl group, an alkene hydrocarbon group with the formula H₂C=CH-CH₂-

Similar:
homoallylic, diallylic, monoallylated, epoxyallylic, alkenyl, polyallyl, diallylated, bisallylic, allenylic, cycloaliphatic, more...

Phrases:
allylic hydrogen, Allylic rearrangement, Allylic strain, more...

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Similar:
homoallylic, diallylic, monoallylated, epoxyallylic, alkenyl, polyallyl, diallylated, bisallylic, allenylic, cycloaliphatic, more...

Phrases:
allylic hydrogen, Allylic rearrangement, Allylic strain, more...



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