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Vinyl chloride

Is vinyl chloride considered "a vinyl"? The definition currently given here of a vinyl is "an organic molecule containing a vinyl group [picture of CH2=CH-R] where R is any hydrocarbon". But the next line mentions vinyl chloride (CH2=CH-Cl), and chlorine (Cl) is not a hydrocarbon. Could someone who knows clarify this? -- Jeff Q 13:37, 6 Jun 2004 (UTC)

I'm not an expert, but I believe that the "R" group can be any hydrocarbon OR a halogen (such as Cl). So vinyl chloride is probably considered to be "a vinyl." I will update the article to reflect this. -- Rockhprpenguin 03:11, Oct 16, 2004 (UTC)

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