Sodium and ethanol in liquid ammonia help reduce this compound into 1,4 cyclo-hexadiene in the Birch reduction.
This non-CO2 chemical was used as a solvent in the Roselius process, used to make decaffeinated coffee. This compound is the simplest one that can be detected using chloroform and an aluminum chloride catalyst. Sodium and ethanol in liquid ammonia help reduce this compound into 1,4 cyclo-hexadiene in the Birch reduction. A strong Lewis acid catalyst is needed to acylate or alkylate this molecule in the simplest FriedelCrafts reactions. The structure of this chemical was once proposed to consist of alternating single and double carboncarbon bonds, and was suggested by August Kekulé. For 10 points, name this aromatic hydrocarbon with formula C6H6.
This non-CO2 chemical was used as a solvent in the Roselius process, used to make decaffeinated coffee.
benzene [accept C6H6 before it is read]