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Aromatic Compounds
Naming Benzene Derivatives with One Group
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Benzene derivatives with one substituent are named by attaching the substituent name to benzene. Benzene is the simplest aromatic hydrocarbon, also called an arene. For simple monosubstituted benzene compounds, IUPAC naming uses the group name as a prefix.
Halogen-substituted benzene compounds fo...
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According to the IUPAC nomenclature, monosubstituted benzene derivatives are named by prefixing the substituent's name to the parent benzene.
IUPAC has also accepted common names for simple monosubstituted benzene derivatives. For example, toluene for methylbenzene and phenol for hydroxybenzene.
Benzene and its alkyl-substituted de...
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