The Gatterman reaction can be used to form aldehydes from derivatives of this compound, while it can be reduced to a compound with one fewer double bond in the Birch reduction.
The Gatterman reaction can be used to form aldehydes from derivatives of this compound, while it can be reduced to a compound with one fewer double bond in the Birch reduction. Replacing a hydrogen group in this compound with methyl and hydroxyl groups creates its respective derivatives (*) toluene and phenol. August Kekulé theorized the structure of this compound, understood in modern valence bond terms as a resonance structure of alternating double and single bonds. Often drawn as a circle surrounded by a hexagon, for 10 points, name this simplest aromatic organic compound with formula C6H6.
The Gatterman reaction can be used to form aldehydes from derivatives of this compound, while it can be reduced to a compound with one fewer double bond in the Birch reduction.
 benzene