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Phenyl vs Phenylacetylene - What's the difference?

phenyl | phenylacetylene |

As nouns the difference between phenyl and phenylacetylene

is that phenyl is phenyl while phenylacetylene is (organic chemistry) an alkyne hydrocarbon containing a phenyl group, sometimes used as an analogue for acetylene in scientific research.

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

    phenylacetylene

    English

    Noun

  • (organic chemistry) An alkyne hydrocarbon containing a phenyl group, sometimes used as an analogue for acetylene in scientific research.