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🧪 Containing naphthalene 🔬 A chemical group
naphthyl

naphthyl

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Relating to or containing a naphthalene ring in a chemical compound
  • adjective
  • /ˈnæfθɪl/
  • Specialized
: naftilo
  • Adding a naphthyl substituent changed the chemical's reactivity.

Examples

  • Researchers studied the effects of naphthyl groups on the stability of the molecule.

  • Naphthyl compounds are widely used in the chemical industry.

  • The laboratory synthesized a naphthyl compound for use in dye production.

  • The naphthyl group is essential in many organic compounds.

  • The laboratory synthesized a naphthyl compound for use in dye production.

  • Researchers studied the effects of naphthyl groups on the stability of the molecule.

  • Adding a naphthyl substituent changed the chemical's reactivity.

Surface Forms

naphthyl positive

Morphology

naphthyl = naphthalene (semi-transparent) = naphth + yl

Formed from 'naphthalene' plus the chemical suffix '-yl' in a regular way, but understanding requires domain-specific chemistry knowledge so it is not obvious to general learners.

Etymology

Naphthyl comes from naphthalene, which itself comes from naphtha meaning 'oil'. So naphthyl is an adjective for something that has or relates to the naphthalene 'ring' in a molecule, the same kind of ring found in the chemical used in old mothballs.