phenyl

See also: phényl

English

formula for the phenyl group

Etymology

Borrowed from French phényle, derived from the root of Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō, “to shine”) plus ὕλη (húlē, “wood; material, substance”). Equivalent to phen- +‎ -yl.

Pronunciation

• (US, UK) IPA^(key): /ˈfɛ.n(ə)l/, /ˈfi(ː).n(ə)l/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈfi(ː).ˌnaɪl/
• Rhymes: -ɛnəl, -iːnəl, (UK) -iːnaɪl

Noun

phenyl (plural phenyls)

1. (organic chemistry) A univalent hydrocarbon radical (C₆H₅) formally derived from benzene by the removal of a hydrogen atom, and the basis of an immense number of aromatic derivatives.

Derived terms

Terms derived from phenyl

• biphenyl
• carboxyphenyl
• diphenyl
• nitrophenyl
• pheno-
• phenone
• phenyl azide
• phenyl mercaptan
• phenylacetic
• phenylalanine
• phenylalkane
• phenylethyl
• phenylethylene
• phenylephrine
• phenylhydrazone
• phenylic
• phenylindole
• phenylmethane
• phenylmethyl
• phenylosazone
• terphenyl
• tetraphenylsilane
• trichlorophenol
• triphenyl

Related terms

• pheno-
• phenol

Translations

univalent hydrocarbon radical (C₆H₅)

• Catalan: fenil m
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 苯基 (bun² gei¹)

  Mandarin: 苯基 (zh) (běnjī)

• Czech: fenyl m
• Finnish: fenyyli, fenyyliryhmä
• Italian: fenile (it) m
• Japanese: フェニル基 (フェニルき, feniru-ki)
• Korean: 페닐기 (penilgi)
• Polish: fenyl m
• Spanish: fenilo m

See also

• cyclohexyl