In organic chemistry, an aryl is any functional group or substituent derived from an aromatic ring, usually an aromatic hydrocarbon, such as phenyl and naphthyl. [1] "Aryl" is used for the sake of abbreviation or generalization, and "Ar" is used as a placeholder for the aryl group in chemical structure diagrams, analogous to “R” used for ...

Feb 28, 2022 · An aryl group (symbol: Ar) is the fragment, containing a vacant point of attachment on a carbon atom, that would form if a hydrogen atom directly bonded to a benzene ring in an arene were removed. eg. 1: eg 2: see also alkyl group

An aryl group is the name given to the functional group that is produced when an aromatic ring complex is reduced to its simplest form by removing one hydrogen atom. The aromatic ring will almost always be constituted by a hydrocarbon in most instances.

Jan 18, 2018 · Aryl group is a simple aromatic compound where one hydrogen atom is removed from the ring, allowing it to get attached to a carbon chain. The main difference between alkyl and aryl is that alkyl group has no aromatic ring whereas aryl group has an aromatic ring.

Aug 11, 2019 · An aryl group is a functional group derived from a simple aromatic ring compound where one hydrogen atom is removed from the ring. Usually, the aromatic ring is a hydrocarbon. The hydrocarbon name takes the -yl suffix, such as indolyl, thienyl, phenyl, etc. An aryl group is often simply called an "aryl".

Jan 18, 2018 · The main difference between aryl and phenyl group is that the term aryl group is used to name any aromatic functional group whereas the term phenyl is used to name the functional group derived from a benzene ring.

A simple aryl group is phenyl (C 6 H 5 −), a group derived from benzene. Examples of other aryl groups consist of: The tolyl group (CH 3 C 6 H 4 −) which is derived from toluene (methylbenzene) The xylyl group ((CH 3) 2 C 6 H 3 −), which is derived from xylene (dimethylbenzene) The naphthyl group (C 10 H 7 −), which is derived from ...

Virtually any aryl or alkyl group on the complex can be accommodated at the propargyl position and cations have been produced from primary, secondary, and tertiary propargyl alcohols. Care is necessary with systems that are susceptible to elimination.

Sep 25, 2023 · Aryl groups are commonly seen in compounds like phenols and aryl halides. Both alkyl and aryl groups serve as the backbone for more complex organic molecules, but their differing structures and reactivities result in different chemical behavior.

Citation: 'aryl groups' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.A00464 RIS BibTex EndNote