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MeSH Heading: Benzylidene Compounds
Tree Number(s): D02.455.426.559.389.150
Unique ID: D001597
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001597
Annotation: = benzals
Scope Note: Compounds which include a double-bonded carbon atom that is directly attached to a benzene ring. While this category is named after the highly reactive compound benzylidene, the compounds listed under it occur through a variety of synthetic pathways.
Entry Version: BENZYLIDENE CPDS
Entry Term(s): Benzylidene Compound; Benzylidene Derivative; Benzylidene Derivatives; Phenylmethylene Derivative; Phenylmethylene Derivatives
Previous Indexing: Benzene Derivatives (1968-1974)
Public MeSH Note: 75
History Note: 75
Date Established: 1975/09/01
Date of Entry: 1974/11/19
Revision Date: 2021/06/30

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Organic Chemicals [D02]
- Hydrocarbons [D02.455]
  - Hydrocarbons, Cyclic [D02.455.426]
    - Hydrocarbons, Aromatic [D02.455.426.559]
      - Benzene Derivatives [D02.455.426.559.389]
        
        Allylbenzene Derivatives [D02.455.426.559.389.012]
        
        Benzene [D02.455.426.559.389.023]
        
        Benzeneacetamides [D02.455.426.559.389.048]
        
        Benzenesulfonamides [D02.455.426.559.389.085]
        
        Benzenesulfonates [D02.455.426.559.389.097]
        
        Benzhydryl Compounds [D02.455.426.559.389.115]
        
        Benzoates [D02.455.426.559.389.127]
        
        Benzophenones [D02.455.426.559.389.134]
        
        Benzyl Compounds [D02.455.426.559.389.140]
        
        Benzylidene Compounds [D02.455.426.559.389.150]
        
        Stilbenes [D02.455.426.559.389.150.700]
        
        Styrenes [D02.455.426.559.389.150.750]
        
        Tyrphostins [D02.455.426.559.389.150.795]
        
        Biphenyl Compounds [D02.455.426.559.389.185]
        
        Bromobenzenes [D02.455.426.559.389.220]
        
        Chlorobenzenes [D02.455.426.559.389.261]
        
        Cymenes [D02.455.426.559.389.310]
        
        Diphenyl Sulfone Compounds [D02.455.426.559.389.315]
        
        Fluorobenzenes [D02.455.426.559.389.358]
        
        Iodobenzenes [D02.455.426.559.389.454]
        
        Nitrobenzenes [D02.455.426.559.389.565]
        
        Phenols [D02.455.426.559.389.657]
        
        Phenylurea Compounds [D02.455.426.559.389.703]
        
        Sulfanilic Acids [D02.455.426.559.389.750]
        
        Terphenyl Compounds [D02.455.426.559.389.805]
        
        Toluene [D02.455.426.559.389.832]
        
        Triparanol [D02.455.426.559.389.875]
        
        Triphenylmethyl Compounds [D02.455.426.559.389.884]
        
        Xylenes [D02.455.426.559.389.948]

Benzylidene Compounds Preferred

Concept UI: M0002394
Scope Note: Compounds which include a double-bonded carbon atom that is directly attached to a benzene ring. While this category is named after the highly reactive compound benzylidene, the compounds listed under it occur through a variety of synthetic pathways.
Terms: Benzylidene Compounds Preferred Term
Term UI T004614
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1975); Benzylidene Derivatives
Term UI T000958786
Date05/23/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2020); Phenylmethylene Derivatives
Term UI T000958787
Date05/23/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2020); Benzylidene Derivative
Term UI T000998628
Date11/21/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Benzylidene Compound
Term UI T000998629
Date11/21/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Phenylmethylene Derivative
Term UI T000998630
Date11/21/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021)

Benzylidene Compounds MeSH Descriptor Data 2025