aryl
Americanadjective
noun
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(modifier) chem of, consisting of, or containing an aromatic group
aryl group or radical
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an organometallic compound in which a metal atom is bound to an aryl group
Etymology
Origin of aryl
First recorded in 1905–10; ar(omatic) + -yl
Example Sentences
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Although alkyl ketones are far more common, they are also naturally harder to reduce than their aryl counterparts.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 26, 2025
These radicals are highly useful intermediates in natural product synthesis and pharmaceutical research, but most available techniques are designed for aryl ketones rather than simpler alkyl ketones.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 26, 2025
Nonetheless, a well-known example of aromatic CH–π interactions in small-molecule catalysis is the rationalization of the origin of enantioselectivity in the Noyori-type asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of aryl ketones38, 39.
From Nature ● Mar. 28, 2017
The presence of the latter interaction was hypothesized on the basis of the observation that reaction enantioselectivity generally correlated with the size of extended π systems of the catalyst aryl substituent.
From Nature ● Mar. 28, 2017
Just as an example, though, thanks to people investigating disrupted reproduction in birds about 35 years ago, everyone now knows about that mystery of mysteries, the aryl hydrocarbon receptor.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 11, 2011
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