All of its bonds are 140 picometers long.
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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