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Discovery of Benzene
Benzene was discovered in 1825 and was found to possess molecular formula C6H6 (CnH2n-6).
➢ It’s a highly unsaturated compound.
➢ Benzene was recognized as being the parent compound of aromatic compounds.
➢ It was expected that it reacts like alkenes, but it was found to react in a completely different
manner from olefins.
It reacted in presence of FeBr3
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Many substituted benzenes are found in nature.
Many other physiologically active substituted benzenes are synthesized. In fact, more than two-
thirds of the top 400 brand name and generic drugs contain a benzene ring.
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