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15.2 Structure and Stability of Benzene

Benzene (C_{\text{6}}H_{\text{6}}) has six fewer hydrogens than the six-carbon cycloalkane cyclohexane (C_{\text{6}}H_{\text{12}}) and is clearly unsaturated, usually being represented as a six-member

1. Benzene (C_{\text{6}}H_{\text{6}}) has six fewer hydrogens t

Benzene (C_{\text{6}}H_{\text{6}}) has six fewer hydrogens t

2. Further evidence for the unusual nature of benzene is that a

Further evidence for the unusual nature of benzene is that a

3. Chemists sometimes represent the two benzene resonance forms

Chemists sometimes represent the two benzene resonance forms

4. Note that the two bonding orbitals ψ_{\text{2}} and ψ_{\text

Note that the two bonding orbitals ψ_{\text{2}} and ψ_{\text

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