Benzyne: A
benzene
ring in which two of the carbon atoms have an unpaired
electron.
Molecular
structure of o-benzyne
(more
frequently called benzyne). Because the orbitals
hosting the two unpaired electrons are on adjacent carbons and can
therefore overlap, benzyne is shown having one more pi
bond than benzene
itself.
The two unpaired electrons ofm-benzyne
have
a meta
relationship.