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-CH₂- group (bound by two single Bonds ) present e.g. in Dichloromethane (alternative name is methylene chloride);

=CH₂ group (bound by one double Bond ), present e.g. in Formaldehyde (can be named methylene oxide, but it is not used/recommended). The better example is Methylenecyclopropene .

:CH₂ is a Carbene known as methylene, carbenes are highly reactive Organic Molecule s with a Divalent Carbon atom with only six Valence electrons.

Increasing the number of methylene groups in a chain or ring increases the size and the lipid nature ( Lipophilicity ) of the compound.

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