Useful Concepts
Benzene Or Cyclohexane ?
The two systems are very often confused by students, so let's try to emphasise the differences:
Structure
Molecular formula
C
6
H
6
C
6
H
12
C hybridization
sp
2
sp
3
IHD
4
1
Chemical class
Aromatic
Cycloalkane
Typical reactions
Electrophilic aromatic substitution
(Ch 12)
Free radical chlorination
(Ch 4)
