Aromatic Compounds
Ch16 Aromatic Compounds (landscape).docx Page 4 Unusual Behavior of Benzene Benzene has much more stability than predicted by the simple resonance delocalized structure. For example, we know alkenes can be oxidized to syn diols (KMnO 4) and undergo electrophilic additions with halogens (Br 2). Yet the same reactions do not work with benzene.
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