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Phenyl vs Methylenedioxyphenyl - What's the difference?

phenyl | methylenedioxyphenyl |

As nouns the difference between phenyl and methylenedioxyphenyl

is that phenyl is phenyl while methylenedioxyphenyl is (organic compound) any of a class of compounds in which a methylenedioxy group is connected to a phenyl, widely found in natural products, including safrole, and in drugs and chemicals.

phenyl

English

(wikipedia phenyl)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) A univalent hydrocarbon radical (C6H5) formally derived from benzene by the removal of a hydrogen atom, and the basis of an immense number of aromatic derivatives.

    • See also

    * cyclohexyl

    methylenedioxyphenyl

    English

    Noun

    (s)
  • (organic compound) Any of a class of compounds in which a methylenedioxy group is connected to a phenyl, widely found in natural products, including safrole, and in drugs and chemicals.