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Give basic information about aromatic hydrocarbon. |
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Answer» Solution :These hydrocarbons are ALSO known as .arenes.. Since most of them posses pleasant odour GREEK, aroma meanng pleasant smelling), the CLASS of compounds was NAMED as .aromatic compounds.. Most of such compounds were found to contain benzene ring. Benzene ring is highly unsaturated but in a majority of reactions of aromatic compounds, the usaturation of benzene ring is RETAINED. Aromatic compounds containing benzene ring are known as benzenoids and those not containing a benzene ring are known as non-benzenoids. Some examples of arenes are given below : 
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