CHAPTER 22.4 Flashcards
Some hydrocarbon compounds, the carbon chain is in the form of a ring. These are called ______________
Cyclic hydrocarbons
Molecules of aromatic compounds contain _____________
A single ring or group of rings
Aromatic compound is an organic compound that ___________
Contains a benzene ring or other ring in which the bonding is like that of a benzene
Another name for an aromatic compound is an _______
Arene
Benzene is _________
A six membered carbon ring with a hydrogen atom attached to each carbon
Compounds containing substituents attached to a benzene ring are named as __________
Derivatives of benzene
When the benzene ring is a substituent on an alkane, the C⁶H⁵ group is called a __________________
Phenyl group
Some derivatives of benzene have two substituents, these derivatives are called ____________
Disubstituted benzenes
Common names for disubstituted benzenes use the terms _______________ in place of numbers
Ortha, meta, para