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  2. Phenyl group - Wikipedia

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    In organic chemistry, the phenyl group, or phenyl ring, is a cyclic group of atoms with the formula C6H5, and is often represented by the symbol Ph (archaically φ) or Ø. The phenyl group is closely related to benzene and can be viewed as a benzene ring, minus a hydrogen, which may be replaced by some other element or compound to serve as a ...

  3. Clar's rule - Wikipedia

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    Fusing angular rings around a benzene moiety leads to an increase in stability. The Clar structure of anthracene , for instance, has only one π-sextet but, by moving one ring into the angular position, phenanthrene is obtained, the Clar structure of which carries two circles instead of one.

  4. Benzene - Wikipedia

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    Benzene and cyclohexane have a similar structure, only the ring of delocalized electrons and the loss of one hydrogen per carbon distinguishes it from cyclohexane. The molecule is planar. [ 58 ] The molecular orbital description involves the formation of three delocalized π orbitals spanning all six carbon atoms, while the valence bond ...

  5. Aromaticity - Wikipedia

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    Two different resonance forms of benzene (top) combine to produce an average structure (bottom). In organic chemistry, aromaticity is a chemical property describing the way in which a conjugated ring of unsaturated bonds, lone pairs, or empty orbitals exhibits a stabilization stronger than would be expected by the stabilization of conjugation alone.

  6. Heterocyclic compound - Wikipedia

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    A heterocyclic compound or ring structure is a cyclic compound that has atoms of at least two different elements as members of its ring(s). [1] Heterocyclic organic chemistry is the branch of organic chemistry dealing with the synthesis, properties, and applications of organic heterocycles .

  7. Ring strain - Wikipedia

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    In alkanes, optimum overlap of atomic orbitals is achieved at 109.5°. The most common cyclic compounds have five or six carbons in their ring. [6] Adolf von Baeyer received a Nobel Prize in 1905 for the discovery of the Baeyer strain theory, which was an explanation of the relative stabilities of cyclic molecules in 1885.

  8. Polychlorinated biphenyl - Wikipedia

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    Phase I reactions occur by adding an oxygen to either of the benzene rings by Cytochrome P450. [49] The type of P450 present also determines where the oxygen will be added; phenobarbital (PB)-induced P450s catalyze oxygenation to the meta-para positions of PCBs while 3-methylcholanthrene (3MC)-induced P450s add oxygens to the ortho – meta ...

  9. Benzyl group - Wikipedia

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    The term benzylic is used to describe the position of the first carbon bonded to a benzene or other aromatic ring. For example, (C 6 H 5)(CH 3) 2 C + is referred to as a "benzylic" carbocation. The benzyl free radical has the formula C 6 H 5 CH 2 •.