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Title: Is Ph an element?
Post by: Agent-X on July 29, 2009, 11:25:12 PM

This is the second time I've seen this Ph thing.

What is Ph in this structure?

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Is this what it is referring to?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phenyl_ring

Title: Re: Is Ph an element?
Post by: nj_bartel on July 29, 2009, 11:52:54 PM

Phenyl substituent, yes.  It can also be represented as phi

Title: Re: Is Ph an element?
Post by: Rohming on July 30, 2009, 09:58:03 AM

Ph is a benzene ring or as you know a phenyl ring,  sometimes you will even see it as Ar (abbreviation for Aryl, where Aryl is an aromatic ring and most times Phenyl)

Title: Re: Is Ph an element?
Post by: chalconix on July 30, 2009, 07:17:05 PM

Quote from: Rohming on July 30, 2009, 09:58:03 AM

Ph is a benzene ring or as you know a phenyl ring,  sometimes you will even see it as Ar (abbreviation for Aryl, where Aryl is an aromatic ring and most times Phenyl)

Ph- is C6H5- or phenyl, Ar- is most of the times substituted phenyl.

Title: Re: Is Ph an element?
Post by: Agent-X on July 30, 2009, 10:37:22 PM

Quote from: nj_bartel on July 29, 2009, 11:52:54 PM

Phenyl substituent, yes.  It can also be represented as phi

Alright.
I thank all of you for your input.

Title: Re: Is Ph an element?
Post by: typhoon2028 on July 31, 2009, 08:16:10 AM

it is not an element