Friedel-Crafts reactions in benzene
Friedel-Crafts reactions allow us to add alkyl and acyl groups to benzene providing a way of adding carbon atoms to
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Electrophilic substitution reactions of benzene
At first sight benzene seems surprisingly unreactive for an unsaturated hydrocarbon. Benzene does not decolourise bromine water when shaken with
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Understanding the structure of benzene
Benzene, C6H6, is an aromatic organic molecule (the terms aromatic, arene and aryl compound are used interchangeably to classify benzene