Aromatic hydrocarbon

An aromatic hydrocarbon (abbreviated as AH), or arene is a hydrocarbon, the molecular structure of which incorporates one or more planar sets of six carbon atoms that are connected by delocalised electrons numbering the same as if they consisted of alternating single and double covalent bonds.

Related Topics:
Hydrocarbon - Molecular structure - Carbon - Delocalised electron - Covalent bonds

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After the simplest possible aromatic hydrocarbon, benzene, such a configuration of six carbon atoms is known as a benzene ring.

Related Topics:
Benzene - Benzene ring

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