[rolnor]

I have a title of a paper, I am not sure about if I should name it protecting group for aromatic hydroxyl groups or aryl hydroxyl groups.
I have one example with a 2-naphtol so I dont think I can name it phenolic hydroxyl groups.
Does anyone have any suggestions?

[wildfyr]

I think 2-naphthol falls under the broad functional group of "a phenol."

https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/chemistry/phenolic-compound

Any chemist would know what you were talking about if you said "Phenol protecting group," and apply it in their minds to naphthol, hydroxy anthracene etc etc.

[chenbeier]

Correct

Die Headline should be: Protecting group for phenols.

[rolnor]

Thanks, I think you are right, this would be much more elegant.