Aromatic Compounds
Learning outcomes - after studying this topic, you should be able to:
- explain the special stability of benzene and why it does not react like an alkene
- explain what is required for a compound to be aromatic and apply Hückel's rule to rings containing heteroatoms
- draw a mechanism for an SEAr reaction
- predict the products for the reaction of benzene with several different electrophiles
- recognise the important role of aromatic compounds in biology and medicine
Textbook and eBook References
ChemCAL, iChem and Contributed Resources
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