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Is there a symbol or representation for tolyl groups as there is for the phenyl group?
Is there a symbol or representation for tolyl groups as there is for the phenyl group?
Phenyl group is often represented by "Ph" when for a matter of space you can not draw the entire ...
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For a benzene shown in a skeletal structure, what does a substituent to the center of the ring mean? [duplicate]
I have seen diagrams with both the substituents attached to the benzene ring by the edges and other occasions directly to the delocalized ring. What does signify?
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How to draw protonated benzene (horseshoe) carbocation structure with ChemDraw?
Is there a way to draw the aromatic "horseshoe" (forgot the official name) structure of a protonated benzene cation (arenium) with ChemDraw, and not the cation with double bonds?
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What does the symbol ϕ mean in skeletal formulae?
I was given this formula by my A-level teacher and was curious as to what it means. It seems to be the Greek letter phi. I have searched online and have not been successful. Any help would be greatly ...
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