Carbanions, carbenium ions or radicals, derived formally by detachment of one hydron, hydride or hydrogen, respectively, from the
CH3 group of toluene or substitution derivatives thereof, e.g.
C6H5CH2·
, benzyl radical.
Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1307. 'Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)' on page 1322 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199567081307)