Benzene Derivatives in Organic Chemistry

Benzene is an organic chemical compound with the chemical formula C6H6. Its molecule is composed of 6 carbon atoms joined in a ring, with 1 hydrogen atom attached to each carbon atom. Because its molecules contain only carbon and hydrogen atoms, benzene is classed as a hydrocarbon.

When one of the positions on the ring has been substituted with another atom or group of atoms, the compound is a monosubstituted benzene. If two positions are replaced, then it's a disubstituted, & so on. Many of the monosubstituted compounds have their own name.


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