3 minute challenge !

Draw as many possible structures for a

hydrocarbon with the formula C6H6.
Too much of
hydrogen….
Kekule’s Dream
 1. Introduction of aromatic compounds ( stability of benzene & uses
of aromatic compounds )
2. Naming aromatic compounds (mono-, di-, tri- substituted)
3. Chemical reactions of aromatic compounds
- Bromination
Arenes
- Electrophilic aromatic substitution
- Halogenation
- Nitration
- Sulfonation
- Friedek-Crafts alkylation
- Friedel-Crafts acylation
Arenes or Aromatic Compounds
Pleasant Odour
Stability of Benzene / Aromaticity
Delocalised Electrons
4 Rules of Aromaticity
1. Cyclic
2. Completely Conjugated
No p orbitals
3. Contains a ring of
continuously overlapping
p orbitals (planar)
4. Has ( 4n + 2 ) pi electrons in the ring
 Can
u
guess
?