Title: heteroaryl groups
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - heteroaryl groups
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.H02792
Status: current

Definition
The class of heterocyclyl groups derived from heteroarenes by removal of a hydrogen atom from any ring atom; an alternative term is hetaryl. E.g.  

Related Terms
- heteroarenes: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/H02791
- heterocyclyl groups: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/H02799

Source
- PAC, 1995, 67, 1307. 'Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)' on page 1340 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199567081307)

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Citation: Citation: 'heteroaryl groups' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.H02792
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