Arylene Explained

An arylene or arenediyl is a substituent of an organic compound that is derived from an aromatic hydrocarbon (arene) and is bivalent,^[1] such as phenylene.

See also

• Aromatic hydrocarbon
• Aromaticity

References

• Zhang W, Moore JS . Shape-persistent macrocycles: structures and synthetic approaches from arylene and ethynylene building blocks . Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl. . 45 . 27 . 4416–39 . July 2006 . 16770818 . 10.1002/anie.200503988 .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Arylene groups . 2020-06-08 . IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology . IUPAC .