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Bromobenzene vs bromophenyl [duplicate]
Bromobenzene is a complete compound, bromophenyl is a description of a unit in a larger compound
Chemists abbreviate some groups to simplify the names of more complex compounds. So while bromobenzene is a complete name for a compound, bromophenyl signals that the unit occurs as part of a larger compound.
In this case–to abuse strict chemical terminology a little–there is a bromobenzene unit attached to to 2 carbon on an ethanol unit and attached at the 2-carbon on the bromobenzene unit so we say 2-bromophenyl not the more complicated "bromobenzene with the hydrogen at the two position replaced by an ethanol unit with the connection being made at the 2-position on the ethanol."
Bromobenzene is a complete compound, bromophenyl is a description of a unit in a larger compound
Chemists abbreviate some groups to simplify the names of more complex compounds. So while bromobenzene is a complete name for a compound, bromophenyl signals that the unit occurs as part of a larger compound.
In this case–to abuse strict chemical terminology a little–there is a bromobenzene unit attached to to 2 carbon on an ethanol unit and attached at the 2-carbon on the bromobenzene unit so we say 2-bromophenyl not the more complicated "bromobenzene with the hydrogen at the two position replaced by an ethanol unit with the connection being made at the 2-position on the ethanol."
This is not what the question is asking. Its talking about nomenclature and not about the difference in compounds. Even the differences you have provided can be easily seen from the structure.More
Bromobenzene is a complete compound, bromophenyl is a description of a unit in a larger compound
Chemists abbreviate some groups to simplify the names of more complex compounds. So while bromobenzene is a complete name for a compound, bromophenyl signals that the unit occurs as part of a larger compound.
In this case–to abuse strict chemical terminology a little–there is a bromobenzene unit attached to to 2 carbon on an ethanol unit and attached at the 2-carbon on the bromobenzene unit so we say 2-bromophenyl not the more complicated "bromobenzene with the hydrogen at the two position replaced by an ethanol unit with the connection being made at the 2-position on the ethanol."
Bromobenzene is a complete compound, bromophenyl is a description of a unit in a larger compound
Chemists abbreviate some groups to simplify the names of more complex compounds. So while bromobenzene is a complete name for a compound, bromophenyl signals that the unit occurs as part of a larger compound.
In this case–to abuse strict chemical terminology a little–there is a bromobenzene unit attached to to 2 carbon on an ethanol unit and attached at the 2-carbon on the bromobenzene unit so we say 2-bromophenyl not the more complicated "bromobenzene with the hydrogen at the two position replaced by an ethanol unit with the connection being made at the 2-position on the ethanol."
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