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benzyl

benzyl

1 8.7
A part of a molecule with a six-carbon ring and a CH2 that attaches to other molecules
  • noun
  • /ˈbɛn.zɪl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : bencilo
  • Benzyl cyanide and some deaminating agents, too.
  • benzyl alcohol

You can use the benzyl peroxide, that's perfectly fine.

Examples

  • Chemists frequently work with benzyl groups when synthesizing various organic compounds.

  • OK, now let's look at these others, allyl and benzyl, where it's an unusually easy bond to break.

  • You can use the benzyl peroxide, that's perfectly fine.

    Wayne Goss

  • The other possibility is analogous to what we saw over here in the allyl and benzyl cases, right?

  • So it's got a big honkin sugar Group, A ramnose sugar group and and a benzyl group attached to this NCS.

  • Benzyl alcohol is often used as a solvent in many pharmaceutical formulations.

  • The reaction yielded a product that included benzyl acetate, a common organic compound.

Synonyms

benzyl group
vsbenzyl
  • Specialized
7.4

A part of a molecule made from toluene when one hydrogen is removed from its methyl group

has identical meaning but is the shorter technical term
benzyl radical
vsbenzyl
  • Specialized
8.7

A small chemical group formed when toluene loses one hydrogen atom from its methyl part

means the same but uses the word for a reactive species

Compounds

benzyl group
  • Specialized
7.4

A part of a molecule made from toluene when one hydrogen is removed from its methyl group

benzyl radical
  • Specialized
8.7

A small chemical group formed when toluene loses one hydrogen atom from its methyl part

Surface Forms

benzyl singular
benzyls plural

Morphology

benzyl = toluene (semi-transparent) = benz + yl

The form is a regular chemical formation (benz- + -yl) so it is clear to those with chemistry knowledge, but the specialized suffix '-yl' and the combining form 'benz-' are unlikely to be transparent to general B1 learners.

Etymology

Benzyl comes from benzene, a name made from benzoin, a sweet-smelling 'resin' once used in perfumes; the ending -yl means a 'small chemical group'. So a benzyl group is simply the benzene part as a single piece that chemists attach to other molecules, which is why the word means that common group in organic chemistry.