39.8k views
0 votes
Draw the structure for the ring compounds with formulas C6H12 and C6H6

a. Name each compound
b. How are they similar ?
c. How are they different

User FeeFiFoFum
by
5.5k points

1 Answer

3 votes
The first compound C6H12 is cyclohexane and the other compound C6H6 is benzene. They are both aromatic compounds. Cyclohexane does not have double bonds in its ring while benzene has three double bonds in its ring. This is why the formula for cyclohexane contains 12 carbon atoms while benzene only has 6. 
User Tomaso Albinoni
by
6.9k points