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Phenyl group

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Skeletal formula of the phenyl group. The letter R shows where it connects to the rest of the molecule.

The phenyl group is a functional group (piece of a molecule) in organic chemistry. It has the chemical formula −C₆H₅. It is related to the chemical benzene by removing one hydrogen atom. Phenyl is the simplest aromatic functional group (aryl group).

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Functional groups

Hydrocarbons
(only C and H)

Alkyl	Methyl Ethyl Propyl Isopropyl Butyl tert-Butyl Pentyl
Alkenyl	Vinyl Allyl 1-Propenyl Crotyl Allene Cumulene
Alkynyl	Ethynyl Propargyl
Aryl	Benzyl Phenyl
Other	Methylene Bridge Methylidene Methine Carbene

Only carbon,
hydrogen,
and oxygen
(only C, H and O)

R-O-R	Acetal Alcohol Alkoxy Methoxy Ether Enol ether Epoxide Peroxy Hydroperoxy Dioxiranes Ethylenedioxy Methylenedioxy
carbonyl	Aldehyde Ketone Acyl Acetyl Acryloyl Benzoyl Ynone
carboxy	Carboxyl Acetoxy Carboxylic anhydride Ester Ortho ester

Only one
element,
not being
carbon,
hydrogen,
or oxygen
(one element,
not C, H or O)

Nitrogen	Amine Hydrazone Nitrate Nitrile Nitro Azo Carbamate Cyanate Imide Imine Isocyanate Isonitrile Nitrene Nitroso Nitrosooxy Amide Oxime
Phosphorus	Phosphonate Phosphonous
Sulfur	Sulfone Sulfoxide Thial Thioester Thioketone Thiol Disulfide Persulfide Sulfo Sulfonic acid Thionoester Sulfide Sulfino Sulfinyl Sulfonyl Thionyl Thiosulfinate Thiosulfonate Thioxanthate Xanthate
Selenium	Selenol Selenonic acid Seleninic acid Selenenic acid Selone
Tellurium	Tellurol Telluroketone
halo	Fluoroethyl

Other

Sources

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