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bifunctional compound  

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  • In organic chemistry, when a single organic molecule has two different functional groups, it is called a bifunctional molecule . A bifunctional molecule has the properties of two different types of functional groups, such as an alcohol (-OH), amide (-CONH2), aldehyde (-CHO), nitrile (-CN) or carboxylic acid (-COOH). (From Wikipedia)

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