Tosyl vs Tolyl - What's the difference?

tosyl | tolyl |


As nouns the difference between tosyl and tolyl

is that tosyl is (organic chemistry|especially in combination) toluenesulfonyl, phenylmethylsulfonyl while tolyl is (organic chemistry) any of the three isomeric univalent aromatic radicals derived from toluene.

Other Comparisons: What's the difference?

tosyl

English

Noun

(wikipedia tosyl) (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry, especially in combination) toluenesulfonyl, phenylmethylsulfonyl

    • Synonyms

    *ptosyl (strictly p-tosyl)

    tolyl

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any of the three isomeric univalent aromatic radicals derived from toluene