Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry - Benzene

Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry

Benzene: An aromatic hydrocarbon of molecular formula C₆H₆, characterized by a ring of six carbon atoms, bonded by alternating single and double bonds. A benzene ring with a single substituent (C₆H₅-X) is called a phenyl group (Ph).

Molecular Structure of Benzene

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Kekule structures Shown as resonance contributors		Resonance hybrid


Ball and spoke		Space-filling model		Molecular model kit

Related terms: Arene, Ar, aryl, benzene ring, phenol, benzaldehyde, benzoic acid, toluene, xylene, cumene, cyclohexane, partial pi bond, resonance, heteroaromatic, benzylic position, benzoyl group, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, PAH, naphthalene, anthracene, phenanthrene, coronene, benzo[a]pyrene
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