Symbol (chemical Element) - Other Symbols That Look Like Element Symbols

Other Symbols That Look Like Element Symbols

General:

• E: any element
• M: metal – any metal atom
• Mu: muonium
• Ps: positronium
• X: halogen – any halogen atom

From organic chemistry:

• Ac: acetyl – (also used for the element actinium: see above)
• Ar: aryl – (also used for the element argon: see above)
• Bn: benzyl
• Bu: butyl
• Bz: benzoyl – (also used for berzelium, an old suggested name for praseodymium).
• Cp: cyclopentadienyl
• Cy: cyclohexyl
• Et: ethyl
• Me: methyl
• Ms: mesyl (methylsulfonyl)
• Ph: phenyl
• Pr: propyl – (also used for the element praseodymium: see above)
• R: radical – some unspecified element or radical
• Tf: triflyl (trifluoromethanesulfonyl)
• Tr: trityl (triphenylmethyl)
• Ts: tosyl

From inorganic chemistry:

• Ab: albite
• Di: didymium – Rare earth metal that proved to be a mixture of the elements praseodymium and neodymium.
• Dp: decipium – Rare earth metal that proved to be a mixture of the elements samarium, neodymium and praseodymium.
• Pp: philippium – rare earth metal that proved to be a mixture of the elements holmium and samarium.