benzoyl

English

Alternative forms

• benzoil (archaic)
• benzule (obsolete)

Etymology

From benzoic +‎ -yl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛnzəʊ.ɪl/, /ˈbɛnzəʊ.aɪl/

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Noun

benzoyl (plural benzoyls)

1. (organic chemistry, especially in combination) A univalent radical formally derived from benzoic acid, C₆H₅CO-, by removal of the hydroxyl group.
   • 2007, Robert B. Grossman, The Art of Writing Reasonable Organic Reaction Mechanisms, →ISBN:

     The O–O bond in benzoyl peroxide and the C–N bonds in AIBN homolyze under thermal or photochemical conditions.

Derived terms

• aminobenzoyl
• benzoylation
• benzoyl chloride
• benzoylecgonine
• benzoylhydrazine
• benzoylhydroxylamine
• benzoylmethylecgonine
• benzoyl peroxide
• benzoyltransferase
• chlorobenzoyl
• dibenzoyl
• fluorobenzoyl

 

Translations

univalent radical

• Finnish: bentsoyyli, bentsoyyliryhmä
• French: benzoyle (fr) m
• Italian: benzoile (it) m
• Polish: benzoil m
• Romanian: benzoil m