phenyl
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- noun
- /ˈfɛnɪl/
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grupo fenilo
- In the synthesis of pharmaceuticals, the incorporation of a phenyl ring can enhance a drug's efficacy.
Examples
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So we can think about either just phenyl azide, right, or fluorinated phenyl azides.
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So now you've used the second mole of, of phenyl hydrazine, right?
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"Phenyl..."
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They could get with acetyl chloride, they could get a phenyl methyl ketone that was a known compound.
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This is vinyl benzene or phenyl ethene or styrene and this double bond is broken and you've got these phenyl groups hanging off the side.
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The cuvettes contain phenyl-capped CdSe crystallites of differing sizes dissolved in 4-ethylpyridine.
Academic text (1993) -
The smell, Owen knows, comes from a preservative the lab assistants spray on the bodies: a mixture of water, phenyl oxyethanol, and propylene glycol, the latter a holding component in hairspray.
Fiction book (1997) -
The team knew that some eggplants had previously been found to be high in phenolic acids—a class of phenylpropanoid compounds, such as flavonoids, that have a single phenyl ring and one to three phenolic groups.
Academic text (2004) -
The compound known as phenylalanine is an essential amino acid found in many proteins.
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Phenyl groups are commonly used in organic chemistry to create various compounds.
Synonyms
Having a ring of carbon atoms like benzene as part of a molecule
Compounds
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A white powder used in sunscreens and in pills to protect and preserve them
How Big
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8.2
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Phenyl as a noun also comes from the name phenol and the Greek phain- meaning 'to show'. A phenyl is the benzene 'ring' of six carbon atoms attached to a molecule, so using the word phenyl tells you that this ring is part of the chemical.