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Xenyl vs Enyl - What's the difference?

xenyl | enyl |

As nouns the difference between xenyl and enyl

is that xenyl is (organic chemistry|dated) the univalent radical derived from diphenyl while enyl is (organic chemistry|in combination) any univalent radical derived from an alkene.

xenyl

English

Noun

(-)
  • (organic chemistry, dated) The univalent radical derived from diphenyl

    • Derived terms

    * xenylamine

    Synonyms

    * xenylenic * xenylic

    enyl

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry, in combination) Any univalent radical derived from an alkene

    • Synonyms

    * alkenyl

    Related terms

    * -yl * -ynyl