Chapter 18, Problem 76E

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

Each monosubstituted benzene is to be named.

Concept introduction:

Aromatic hydrocarbons are the compounds that contains aromatic rings like benzene ring which consists of alternate single and double covalent bonds.

Benzenes in which one of the hydrogen is substituted by any other atom like halogen or groups of carbon atoms like methyl, ethyl, etc., are termed as monosubstituted benzenes.

The general form for the names of monosubstituted benzenes is:

(Name of substituent) benzene