An arylene or arenediyl is a substituent of an organic compound that is derived from an aromatic hydrocarbon (arene) and is bivalent, such as phenylene.

See also

  • Zhang W, Moore JS (July 2006). "Shape-persistent macrocycles: structures and synthetic approaches from arylene and ethynylene building blocks". Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl. 45 (27): 4416–39. doi:. PMID .