What is the functional group derived from benzene called? [closed]








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If you were asked in an exam to name this functional group, would you call it benzene or an aromatic hydrocarbon?


[![skeletal structure of benzene](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Y3uIR.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Y3uIR.png)




"Benzene" characterises a compound and not a functional group, "Aromatic Hydrocarbon" characterises a class of compounds. I would call your structure as a functional group, "phenyl".


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