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Benzyl group
Chemical group (–CH₂–C₆H₅) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In organic chemistry, benzyl is the substituent or molecular fragment possessing the structure R−CH2−C6H5. Benzyl features a benzene ring (C6H6) attached to a methylene group (−CH2−) group.[1]
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