Phenyl group

<p>In <a href="/facts/Organic_chemistry/djxhxaNg">organic chemistry</a>, the phenyl group, or phenyl ring, is a <a href="/facts/Cyclic_compound/TH2ReKIQ">cyclic</a> group of atoms with the formula C6H5, and is often represented by the symbol Ph (archaically φ) or Ø. The phenyl group is closely related to <a href="/facts/Benzene/Fguue7nr">benzene</a> and can be viewed as a benzene ring, minus a hydrogen, which may be replaced by some other element or compound to serve as a <a href="/facts/Functional_group/GXkSPsjM">functional group</a>. A phenyl group has six carbon atoms bonded together in a <a href="/facts/Hexagonal/DPzuCzWE">hexagonal</a> planar ring, five of which are bonded to individual hydrogen atoms, with the remaining carbon bonded to a <a href="/facts/Substituent/6y9IE6G0">substituent</a>. Phenyl groups are commonplace in <a href="/facts/Organic_chemistry/djxhxaNg">organic chemistry</a>. Although often depicted with alternating double and single bonds, the phenyl group is <a href="/facts/Aromaticity/wK0DzRY6">chemically aromatic</a> and has equal bond lengths between carbon atoms in the ring.
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Phenyl group