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Principles of Aromaticity and
Aromatic compounds
AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
• This class of compounds is referred as aromatic because they possess
fragrant odor.
• Over time, chemists discovered that many derivatives of benzene are,
in fact, odorless.
• Benzene rings are a particularly common structural feature in drugs.
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