Which among the following has a cyclic structure made up of carbon skeleton?
Benzene
Hexene
Hexane
Ethyne
How would you convert the following compounds into benzene? (i) Ethyne
(ii) Ethene
(iii) Hexane
(i)
Give reason for the following.
Covalent bonds are directional bonds while ionic bonds are non-directional.
(ii)
Water molecule has bent structure whereas carbon dioxide molecule is linear.
(iii)
Ethyne molecule is linear.
Arrange benzene, n-hexane and ethyne in decreasing order of acidic behaviour. Also give reason for this behaviour.