Alkylarylsulfonate

/ˌælkaɪlˌɛɹɪlˈsʌlfəˌneɪt/ noun

A chemical compound containing an alkyl group, an aryl group (aromatic ring), and a sulfonate group, commonly used in detergents and cleaning products.

A systematic compound name combining 'alkyl' (hydrocarbon chain), 'aryl' (benzene ring-derived), and 'sulfonate' (sulfur-oxygen compound). Reflects 20th-century chemical nomenclature practices.

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