trifluoromethylphenyl

noun

Any of three isomeric trifluoromethyl derivatives of the phenyl radical

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Meanings

nountrifluoromethylphenyl (plural trifluoromethylphenyls)

plural trifluoromethylphenyls

  1. especiallyin compoundschemistryAny of three isomeric trifluoromethyl derivatives of the phenyl radical

    n-Type organic field-effect transistors with very high electron mobility based on thiazole oligomers with trifluoromethylphenyl groups .

    2009 January 21, He Yan et al., “A high-mobility electron-transporting polymer for printed transistors”, in Nature, volume 457, number 7230, →DOI, pages 679–686

Origin

From trifluoromethyl + phenyl.

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