Benzylic groups

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-001194",
  "term": "Benzylic groups",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "Arylmethyl groups ArCR2-, in which a saturated carbon atom is bonded directly to an aromatic ring, benzyl C6H5CH2- being the prototype. That saturated carbon is called the benzylic position, and its C-H bonds are weak, near 90 kilocalories per mole in toluene, because the radical, cation, or anion formed there is stabilized by conjugation with the ring.",
  "subject": "Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry",
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1995, 67, 1307. 'Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)' on page 1322 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199567081307)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/benzylic-groups/"
}