1. Plural of chromyl; compounds containing the chromyl group (CrO₂⁺), typically formed by the reaction of chromium trioxide with organic compounds or used in organic synthesis.
Usage: chemistry; technical

Examples

• Chromyls are important intermediates in oxidation reactions catalyzed by chromium compounds.
• The chemist studied the reactivity of various chromyls in the laboratory.
• Chromyl chloride is one of the most commonly used chromyls in organic synthesis.
• These chromyls can oxidize primary alcohols to aldehydes efficiently.