Benzene is an organic chemical compound with the molecular formula C6H6. The benzene molecule is composed of six carbon atoms joined in a planar ring with one hydrogen atom attached to each. Because it contains only carbon and hydrogen atoms, benzene is classed as a hydrocarbon.Benzene is a natural constituent of crude oil and is one of the elementary petrochemicals. Due to the cyclic continuous pi bonds between the carbon atoms, benzene is classed as an aromatic hydrocarbon. It is sometimes abbreviated PhH. Benzene is a colorless and highly flammable liquid with a sweet smell, and is partially responsible for the aroma around petrol (gasoline) stations. It is used primarily as a precursor to the manufacture of chemicals with more complex structure, such as ethylbenzene and cumene, of which billions of kilograms are produced annually. Although a major industrial chemical, benzene finds limited use in consumer items because of its toxicity.
Homework Statement
There's a benzene ring with both OH and H attatched to the same carbon atom on the benzene ring and I was wondering what this molecule would be called.
The Attempt at a Solution
I thought it might be an acid group attached to the benzene ring but wouldn't there...
1. Consider a stoppered flask containing benzene, iodine, and air, which has reached equilibrium at 298K. Which one of the following statements converning the system at equilibrium is true?
a) The pressure of the vapour phase is not constant
b) Evaporation of the liquid continues.
c) The...
Hello, I have a few questions that have been on my mind. I am wondering, can benzene conduct electricity because of the delocalized electrons? I am certain that the answer is yes but my knowledge of chemistry at the moment is elementary.
If that answer is yes, can a benzene-like ring of...
Does bromobenzene mean that a bromine is bonded to every carbon in the benzene ring?
When it saids 1-ethylbenzene where do i put the ethyl since benzene is in a ring?
Thx in advance
I have some questions here about Benzene.
So the presence of one substituent in a benzene ring will affect the ease and position of any further substituent group, such like -CH_3,NO_2,Cl.
And it's known that the Ortho,para-directing groups or electron donating groups are ring activating...
Can someone please explain to me how to calculate chemical shifts only given a few constants? For example the compound is as follows:
a benzene ring except in positions 1 and 4 there is an OCH3 group.
given only the values of:
alkane CH3 = 0.9
alkane CH2 = 1.3
alkane CH = 1.4
O=C-CH3...