Meanings
nounxanthenyl (uncountable)
- uncountablechemistryA radical derived from xanthydrol, C₁₃H₁₀O⁺.
Addition of Xanthenyl Chloride to the Ethylenes
1970, Quarterly Journal of the Chemical Society of London1 more example
Xanthenyl radical itself is obtained in equilibrium concentrations when 9,9′-bixanthenyl is thermolyzed in suitable inert solvents. […] Others have also performed calculations on xanthenyl radical.
1981, Advances in Heterocyclic Chemistry, volume 27, page 50
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