Question

What is the difference between alkyl and aryl?

Answer 1

Alkyl	Aryl
The term alkyl is derived from alkane due to the removal of a Hydrogen atom from alkanes.	The term aryl is derived from the aromatic ring due to the removal of a Hydrogen atom from the aromatic ring.
These groups are aliphatic groups.	These groups are aromatic groups.
The Alkyl group can be present in the form of linear, branched or cyclic in shape	These groups are usually found in cyclic form.
Alkyl groups are usually saturated functional group.	Aryl groups are usually unsaturated, functional group.
The compounds that contain alkyl group are more stable in nature.	The compounds that contain the aryl group are mostly unstable in nature.
They are derived from alkanes	They are derived from aromatic rings.
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