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phenylmethylsulfonyl

phenylmethylsulfonyl noun: the univalent radical formed by the attachment of a sulfonyl group to methylbenzene (toluene).

Noun

phenylmethylsulfonyl (uncountable)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) The univalent radical formed by the attachment of a sulfonyl group to methylbenzene (toluene)
    Synonyms:
    tosyl

Synonyms of phenylmethylsulfonyl

Forms of phenylmethylsulfonyl

alternative formphenylmethanesulfonyl

Words formed from phenylmethylsulfonyl

  • phenylmethylsulfonyl chloride
  • phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride

Questions about phenylmethylsulfonyl

What does phenylmethylsulfonyl mean?
Phenylmethylsulfonyl means the univalent radical formed by the attachment of a sulfonyl group to methylbenzene (toluene).
What part of speech is phenylmethylsulfonyl?
Phenylmethylsulfonyl is a noun.

Words near phenylmethylsulfonyl in the dictionary

  1. phenylmercury
  2. phenylmethane
  3. phenylmethanesulfonyl
  4. phenylmethanesulfonylfluoride
  5. phenylmethyl
  6. phenylmethylsulfonyl
  7. phenylmethylsulfonylfluoride
  8. phenylmethylsulphonyl
  9. phenylnitrone
  10. phenylnitrones
  11. phenylosazone

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