Hydrocarbons and their alkyl, alkenyl and alkynyl derivatives which contain one or more benzene rings either fused or isolated in their molecules are called aromatic hydrocarbons. Benzene ring is highly unsaturated and in most of the reactions of aromatic compounds, the unsaturation of benzene ring is retained. Aromatic hydrocarbons containing a benzene ring are called … [Read more...] about Arenes
aromatic hydrocarbons
Alkanes
Hydrocarbons are divided into two types: (1) Acyclic or open chain hydrocarbons (2) Cyclic or closed chain hydrocarbons Acyclic or open chain hydrocarbons These compounds contain open chains of carbon atom in their molecules. They are also called aliphatic hydrocarbons. These are further classified into following three categories : (1) Alkanes : An alkane has only … [Read more...] about Alkanes
Nomenclature of Simple Aromatic Compounds
Aromatic Compounds Aromatic compounds contain one or more isolated or fused benzene rings. An aromatic compound consist of two parts : (1) Nucleus: The most ideal aromatic compound is benzene. It is represented by a regular hexagon of six carbon atoms with three alternate single and double bonds. This is called the nucleus. The ring may be represented by any of the … [Read more...] about Nomenclature of Simple Aromatic Compounds