Its structure can be drawn with three double-bonds and three single-bonds.
In the presence of alcohol, sodium, and ammonia, this compound can undergo the Birch reduction. Catalyzed by aluminum chloride, it reacts with an acyl chloride or alkyl halide in the Friedel-Crafts reactions. All of its bonds are 140 picometers long. It has two more than a multiple of four electrons, in accordance with Hückel's rule. Its substituted derivatives include aniline, toluene, and phenol. It exhibits delocalization and resonance. Its structure can be drawn with three double-bonds and three single-bonds. For 10 points, name this simplest aromatic compound.
In the presence of alcohol, sodium, and ammonia, this compound can undergo the Birch reduction.
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