antimonyl
|an-ti-mon-yl|
/ænˈtɪmənɪl/
antimony-derived radical/group
Etymology
'antimonyl' is formed from 'antimony' (from Medieval Latin 'antimonium') with the chemical suffix '-yl' (used to denote a radical or substituent), creating a term for an antimony-derived radical or group.
'antimony' came into English via Medieval Latin 'antimonium' and Old French forms (e.g. 'antimoine'); in the 19th century chemical nomenclature added the suffix '-yl' to form names for radicals and substituents, producing 'antimonyl' for antimony-derived moieties.
Initially the root referred to the element 'antimony'; with the addition of '-yl' the word evolved to mean a radical or substituent derived from that element (a specific antimony-containing group) rather than the element itself.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a chemical radical or substituent derived from antimony, often used to denote an antimony-containing moiety (e.g., the SbO unit) in inorganic and organometallic compounds; historically used in names such as antimonyl chloride (SbOCl).
Antimonyl chloride (SbOCl) was historically described as containing the antimonyl group.
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Noun 2
a term sometimes used more generally to refer to a monovalent antimony-containing species or fragment in a compound (usage is specialized and chiefly found in older or inorganic-chemistry literature).
Spectroscopic studies indicated the presence of an antimonyl-like species in the reaction mixture.
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