Compounds derived from this compound include aniline and phenol.
This compound is the second-smallest annulene after cyclebutadiene, and two of this molecule are linked together to form biphenyl. Additions to this compound may be performed by the Friedel-Crafts acylation or alkylation, and a palladium catalyst can be used to reduce it to cyclohexane. Compounds derived from this compound include aniline and phenol. It is the smallest cyclic compound to follow the 4n+2 rule named for Huckel, and is thus a common example of an aromatic compound. For 10 points, name this compound for which a structure of alternating double bonds was proposed by August Kekule, a cyclic hydrocarbon with formula C6H6.
This compound is the second-smallest annulene after cyclebutadiene, and two of this molecule are linked together to form biphenyl.
{benzene} [or {1,3,5}-{cyclohexatriene} or {cyclohex}-{1,3,5}-{triene}; prompt on {C6H6} before read]