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phenyl (fĕn`əl), C6H5, organic free radical free radical, in chemistry, a molecule or atom that contains an unpaired electron but is neither positively nor negatively charged. Free radicals are usually highly reactive and unstable.
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 or alkyl group alkyl group , in chemistry, group of carbon and hydrogen atoms derived from an alkane molecule by removing one hydrogen atom (see radical). The name of the alkyl group is derived from the name of its alkane by replacing the -ane suffix with -yl, e.g.
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 derived from benzene benzene , colorless, flammable, toxic liquid with a pleasant aromatic odor. It boils at 80.1°C; and solidifies at 5.5°C;. Benzene is a hydrocarbon, with formula C6H6.
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 by removing one hydrogen atom.
phenyl
of, containing, or consisting of the monovalent group C6H5, derived from benzene

phenyl [′fenĀ·əl]
(organic chemistry)
C6H5‒ A functional group consisting of a benzene ring from which a hydrogen has been removed.


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To achieve this feat, the researchers allowed chemical building blocks of functionalized phenyl rings to "grow" spontaneously into a two-dimensional structure on a silver substrate.
Michelin Key statement: A rubber composition comprising the following compound: R1--NH-phenyl-NH--R2 where the amino moieties occupy the 1 and 4 positions of the phenyl ring, and R1 and R2 are selected from the group consisting of H, C1 to C3 straight chain or branched alkyl groups, and wherein R1 and R2 may be the same or different; and where the t90 isothermal at 125[degrees]C is within 30% of the t90 after 28 days aging at 40[degrees]C as the unaged green rubber composition.
The research found that the two drugs -- Phenyl Butyric Acid (PBA) and Tauroursodeoxycholic acid (TUDCA) -- appeared to act in mice as "leptin sensitizers," combating "leptin resistance" in the brain's hypothalamus.
 
 
 
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