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Benzyl group
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<p>In <a href="/facts/Organic_chemistry/djxhxaNg">organic chemistry</a>, benzyl is the <a href="/facts/Substituent/6y9IE6G0">substituent</a> or molecular fragment possessing the structure R−CH2−C6H5. Benzyl features a <a href="/facts/Benzene/Fguue7nr">benzene</a> ring (C6H6) attached to a <a href="/facts/Methylene_group/sdGv7zMu">methylene group</a> (−CH2−). </p>