Aryl

Name:
Aryl
Detailed information:
A compound whose molecules have the ring structure characteristic of benzene, naphthalene, phenanthrene, anthracene, etc., (i.e., either the 6-carbon ring of benzene or the condensed 6-carbon rings of the other aromatic derivatives). For example, an aryl group may be phenyl C₆H₅ or naphthyl C₁₀H₉. Such groups are often represented in formulas by “R.”See Alkyl.