Benzylidene

/ˌbɛnzɪˈliːdiːn/ noun

A chemical group derived from benzaldehyde that contains a double bond between a benzyl carbon and another atom, used in synthetic chemistry.

From 'benzyl' + '-idene' (suffix indicating a double bond between carbons). Systematic chemical nomenclature from 19th-20th century chemistry.

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