Benzene

At the end of this activity, students should be able to:
– describe the inconsistencies arising from the representation of the structure of benzene using C=C double bonds
– explain the structure of benzene in the light of modern knowledge
– understand the concepts of delocalisation and resonance and be able to take them into account when writing the structure of an organic compound
– determine the resonance stabilisation energy for arenes
– describe the names and structures of some polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and alkyl derivatives of benzene
– explain the aromaticity criteria for organic compounds.