Changing a hydrogen atom in a molecule of this element to a hydroxyl ["high"-DRAHK-sil] group creates an ingredient of bakelite [BAY-kuh-lite] called either carbolic acid or phenol [FEE-nol], while changing a hydrogen atom to a methyl [METH-ul] group creates toluene.
An isomer of this compound is named for James Dewar, and this compound is the second in a series of compounds that starts with cyclobutadiene [sigh-kloe-BYOOD-uh-"DIE"-een]. Changing a hydrogen atom in a molecule of this element to a hydroxyl ["high"-DRAHK-sil] group creates an ingredient of bakelite [BAY-kuh-lite] called either carbolic acid or phenol [FEE-nol], while changing a hydrogen atom to a methyl [METH-ul] group creates toluene. Discovery of the structure of this molecule is credited to August KekulÃ©, who claimed he had a vision of a snake eating its tail. Name this aromatic hydrocarbon sometimes pictured with alternating single and double bonds, whose chemical formula is C6H6.
An isomer of this compound is named for James Dewar, and this compound is the second in a series of compounds that starts with cyclobutadiene [sigh-kloe-BYOOD-uh-"DIE"-een].
benzene [prompt on C6H6]