This simplest aromatic hydrocarbon has formula C6H6.
Substituting two of this molecule's hydrogen atoms with –OH groups can lead to such compounds as the antiseptic catechol, and the antioxidant hydroquinone. Substitution with one –OH group and one – COOH group leads to salicylic acid, while substituting a hydrogen with a methyl group results in toluene. This simplest aromatic hydrocarbon has formula C6H6. For 10 points, name this organic compound whose structure was famously discovered when Frederick Kekule dreamt of a snake eating its own tail.
Substituting two of this molecule's hydrogen atoms with –OH groups can lead to such compounds as the antiseptic catechol, and the antioxidant hydroquinone.
benzene