phenylene

See also: phénylène

English

Noun

phenylene (plural phenylenes)

1. (chemistry) Any of three isomeric divalent aromatic radicals derived from benzene by removing two hydrogen atoms from the ortho-, meta- or para- positions.

Derived terms

• phenylenediamine
• phenylene blue
• phenylene brown
• polyphenylene
• poly(p-phenylene vinylene)

Translations

aromatic radical

• Catalan: fenilè m
• Finnish: fenyleeni